Ray believes that the greater speed that machines have will allow them to learn at a rate exponentially faster than a humans. They are linearly 100X or 1000X times faster than the human brain. So in several years, computers will have learned more than we have in our thousands of years of development. Thus, computers will be more "intelligent". I believe Ray thinks circa 2020 is the time in which this will happen.
Don't you think the US (and every other 1st world) country should also take care of their poor, the hungry, the homeless, the high crime rate in particular areas, the victims of racism, sexism (pay inequity for women), homophobia, those unable to afford a university or college education despite their opportunities, the arms race with China, etc... instead of wasting resources on wiring the nation to make Net access ubiquitous or providing 500 TV channels?
There are problems at all levels of society that need to be addressed simultaneously. You don't just ignore group A to help group B, just because group A has their essential needs met.
Furthermore, better IT access enables the economy to grow. The taxes collected during a growing economy can be used to address the problems you mentioned.
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Ray believes that the greater speed that machines have will allow them to learn at a rate exponentially faster than a humans. They are linearly 100X or 1000X times faster than the human brain. So in several years, computers will have learned more than we have in our thousands of years of development. Thus, computers will be more "intelligent". I believe Ray thinks circa 2020 is the time in which this will happen.
It could be another concession to weaken the perception of MS as an aggressive monopoly.
Don't you think the US (and every other 1st world) country should also take care of their poor, the hungry, the homeless, the high crime rate in particular areas, the victims of racism, sexism (pay inequity for women), homophobia, those unable to afford a university or college education despite their opportunities, the arms race with China, etc... instead of wasting resources on wiring the nation to make Net access ubiquitous or providing 500 TV channels?
There are problems at all levels of society that need to be addressed simultaneously. You don't just ignore group A to help group B, just because group A has their essential needs met.
Furthermore, better IT access enables the economy to grow. The taxes collected during a growing economy can be used to address the problems you mentioned.