Re: [cobalt-users] (OT) Posting to the list In General - Memory lane

["Tim M. Muldoon" <tmuldoon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> compared to what I had only five years ago... my God, what will
> I have in five more years?

"The distinction between us and computers will have become sufficiently
blurred that when the machines claim to be conscious we will believe
them..."

For a few thoughts on the subject I suggest 'The Age of the Spiritual
Machine: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence.' by Ray Kurzweil.

"Twenty years from now, predicts Ray Kurzweil, $1,000 computers will match
the power of the human brain. Kurzweil offers a thought provoking analysis
of human and artificial intelligence and a unique look at a future in which
the capabilities of the computer and the species that invented it grow ever
closer." BILL GATES - Chairman of Microsoft

> A little port at the base of your skull that either allows a
> network connection or transmits data via radio signal
> (no infrared to mess up the path) to a small unobtrusive
> receiver sitting somewhere in the corner behind your desk.

"A mere 10 years later, information will be fed straight into our brains
along direct neural pathways..."

These things are going to happen before my three year old goes to college.

Just like when I was a kid...

Tim

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