From pharyngula, an article on the singularity. I haven’t read it yet… but I wanted to post it before I forgot.

Edit: It is an interesting critisism of the singularity. I didn’t see Kurzweil like the rest of you guys, but I have a little trouble with the singularity myself.

As some of you may know, I’m an avid fan of TED talks. One of my favorites to this day is Ray Kurzweil’s talk about technology and how it will transform us all. Earlier this month, I was fortunate enough to actually attend a lecture by Kurzweil at RIT. The talk, just like his TED talk, was about technological singularity and how it is rapidly approaching.

Below is a slightly abridged version of what we saw at RIT this month, and if you haven’t seen it, I strongly recommend watching.

Technology has changed us so quickly in such a short period of time it’s absolutely astounding, and the change is growing exponentially. Some of the predictions Kurzweil is making for the next 40 years are downright mind blowing. We’re the last generation to know what life was like prior to the internet. We lived the transition from no internet to ubiquitous use. We’re ARE the crest of this new era and we’re riding it right into the future. Juice.