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From: "michaelprice" <>
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Subject: Slipping singularity
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 14:48:59 +0100

Michael LaTorra says:
> the Kurzweil-More estimated time of Singularity as being 
> circa 2040-2060 A.D.,
2060?  That's a bit alarming.  Vernor Vinge invented the 
Singularity in (I think) the early 1970's, ETA 2030.  
That means that in about 30 yrs the Singularity's ETA has 
slipped by ....30 years.
Cheers,
Michael C Price

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