From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Sun Dec 31 2000 - 09:45:21 MST
From: "Technotranscendence" <neptune@mars.superlink.net>
> If noise is an example of entropy in action, then some might say this
list
> is actually not extropic, but entropic.:) (Someone dared me to say that
> here.:)
Noise to one may be music to another. Chaos requires noise, and without
chaos, complexity doesn't happen. The extropy list, as a vehicle for
moving into more complex adaptive systems, is right on target, and
ironically, it has already become a major target for crypto-trolls.
Able: "Alien intelligence will assimilate us all."
Baker: "Oh, and how much time do we have left?"
Able: "I think it begins gradually, imperceptibly."
Baker: "Yeah, you know you're assimilated when you can't stand noise."
After the Internet: Alien Intelligence
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0895262800/qid%3D977987910/107-7656
054-3701343
This most recent book, "After the Internet: Alien Intelligence," discusses
how in the future, the primary value of computers may well be to 'think'
in ways that humans cannot. Martin asserts that software is coming into
use that can automatically evolve, 'breed' solutions, or 'learn' valuable
behavior of its own--at electronic speed. This self-perpetuating computer
process is so complex that a human can neither follow the logic
step-by-step nor come to the same results by other means. It is alien
intelligence. The book is grounded in hard science and real-world
examples, and provides a fascinating look at machine capabilities beyond
our wildest imagination. Martin further explains how it will change human
thinking about computers, as well as about business as usual in everything
from manufacturing to consumer marketing to medical research. He also
shows how the rise of this new computer intelligence will strengthen the
Internet, culminating in a global chain reaction with a powerful impact on
business, economics, politics, and social connectivity.
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