Since the dawn of connectionism, and in all likelyhood other related relms of epistemology, people have been talking about a Singularity, a union of human thought into a single, or perhaps bubbling, mind. The argument is approached with an idea related to how technological sophistication doubles every 18 months (Moore's Law states every 18 mo the transistors in a processor double, allowing for a doubling of power). This produces a exponetial curve which approaches an asymptote where it will pretty much just go up (proc power) and not very much at all to one side (time). With the growth of the internet and advances in neuro-implants that allow direct control for a computer's cursor, text writing (not attempted yet, but they are very close), and toggle controls, eventually it looks like we will all be "Jacked In" to the internet. Is this the dawn of a Singularity in which we all basically become different end-points for a singular "self"?
Google Singularity or Braingate for more info.
2006-08-18
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