At the Intel Developer Forum here, 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 concept of “singularity,” when machine intelligence surpasses human intelligence, is impending. Demonstrations spotlighted the wireless transmission of electrical power, dextrous robots with new sensory abilities, a direct interface to the brain, programmable materials that can be used for shape-shifting devices such as resizable cell phones, and silicon photonics that enables chips to communicate with photons rather than electrons.
“We’re making steady progress toward Ray Kurtzweil’s singularity,” Rattner said.
In the recent NY Times Tech Talk interview, Ray Kurzweil described the upcoming 2009 movie about the Singularity concept , “The Singularity is Near, A True Story about the Future“. A Hollywood movie certainly marks the arrival of a solid meme.
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