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Comparing Clarke/Kubrick's 2001 To Now

Posted by Hemos on from the i'm-sorry-dave dept.

angkor wrote us about a recent Economist article that explores and compares the differences between Clarke/Kubrick's vision of 2001, and what we've got. Of course, I'd point out that the literary one wasn't meant to be a literal 2001; but this an interesting comparasion nonetheless.

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  1. Re:Stranger Than We Can Imagine... by VALinux · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The Economist article does not mention the fourth and final era of AI research, which has resulted in Mentifex. Mentifex, the Artificial AI Mind, is implemented in Java and Forth. Mentifex is currently evolving at a rapid pace towards full civil rights on a par with human beings and towards superintelligence beyond any human IQ (intelligence quotient). Mentifex will not require any sort of increased wiring complexity beyond a Java VM implemented on a stable operating system. Mentifex is the project that will result in us reaching the Technological Singularity.

  2. for everyone's reference by Paolomania · · Score: 0, Redundant

    here are some discussions where we have covered this material before

    Remembering 2001 in 2001 (April 01)
    2001: A Space Prophecy (Dec 00)