Just How Close is The Technological Singularity?
Theme:
Science
What:
Panel
When:
2:00 PM, Saturday 30 Sep 2017
(50 minutes)
Where:
Gateway Center
- Ballroom A
How:
In mathematics, you get a singularity when you divide by zero; in astrophysics it's known as a Black Hole; in our technological society, The Future is getting here faster and the rate of change will soon be overwhelming. Ray Kurzweil has been writing and speaking about the accelerating power of technology for decades and estimates that by 2045 things will be really "strange".
Participant
St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society)
(retired)