From: GBurch1@aol.com
Date: Sun Dec 12 1999 - 07:14:13 MST
In a message dated 12/11/99 12:23:34 AM Central Standard Time,
d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au writes:
> Okay, here's such an article I just had in the national Australian
> newspaper, in a bland series called `Chronicles of the Future'. I
> deliberately avoided Singularities and other Joe Six-pack repellents,
> putting in just enough to twist his brain a little. Is this the kind of
> thing you abhor, Robin?
I thought it was brilliant: You got in all of the elements we've identified
so far that seem set to remake the world next century and made it just
inviting enough to not frighten folks. I do disagree with your "no-work"
projection: Any AI that can truly replace a human will BE a human for all
intents and purposes and won't work for free. Overall, though, I think we
should be proud that such a piece will get such wide distribution in Oz.
Greg Burch <GBurch1@aol.com>----<gburch@lockeliddell.com>
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