By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People
Maciej Cegłowski, Idle Words, 2016/12/23
This is one of the better things I've read in a while, and I also like the way it's presented. The point of departure is the concern, expressed by many, that artificial intelligence might exceed humanity and ultimately wipe us out. Maciej Cegłowski has very clearly thought about this in some depth, and the argument he lays out against superintelligence is a nimble application of demonstration and reason. More...