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Intel CTO predicts Singularity by 2048

While at Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco (Aug-08), I had the pleasure of watching, from the front row no less, Intel CTO Justin Rattner explain and support the concept of the technological singularity. This is big. I think more high level executives will now discuss this subject without fear of losing their jobs.

Intel predicts singularity by 2048:

Intel’s chief technology officer, Justin Rattner, had his eye firmly fixed on the future at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.

In his closing keynote speech, Rattner said that Ray Kurzweil’s concept of “the singularity,” a point when human and artificial intelligence merges to create something bigger than itself, could be just 40 years away.

Intel touts progress toward intelligent computers:

At the Intel Developer Forum, Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner showed off a number of technologies in computing, robotics, and communication that he cited as evidence that Ray Kurzweil’s “singularity,” when machine intelligence surpasses human intelligence, is impending.

“We’re making steady progress toward Ray Kurzweil’s singularity,” Rattner said.

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Justin Rattner will speak at the Singularity Summit 2008, October 25th at San Jose. The Singularity Summit is the premier annual event on the singularity, bringing together thoughts leaders in business, science, technology, philanthropy, the arts, and more.

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4 Responses to “Intel CTO predicts Singularity by 2048”

  1. Aaron Winborn Says:

    September 1st, 2008 at 9:58 pm

    It’s exciting to see these ideas become more mainstream. Even if his proclamation does seem just a hint of “The Singularity, brought to you by…“

  2. John W Rose Says:

    September 26th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    I think that you are headed n the right direction. In my opinion, it would be better not to try to factor in the limbic system until it is found that there is no other way for the mind to work. John

  3. Stephen W VandeCarr Says:

    September 26th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    Kurzweil’s Singularity is really about a new paradigm of evolution. Although it’s been buiding since the neolithic period with selective hydridization, we are now on the steep part of the curve which goes beyond mere biology. It’s fair to say we know of nothing like it in the 4.6 billion years this planet has existed.

    SW VandeCarr
    author of “A Reality Beyond Science”
    (Amazon)

  4. Sally Morem Says:

    September 26th, 2008 at 2:14 pm

    I suspect that this is a conservative prediction. Just a hunch.

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