'There isn't going to be an "intelligence explosion," as conceived by Vernor Vinge, but there could still be an event beyond which human affairs as we know them could not continue. Such an event could come from the advent of artificial life.'

"The really hard part of learning is getting started, e.g. discovering the initial inductive biases, and evolution had been working on that problem for many aeons before cortex was even invented."

On assumptions that are not proven, arguments that are not sound and general problems of the Omega Point Theory.

On artificial intelligence, cybernetic totalism, and the loss of common sense. "We should do everything we can to avoid singularities. A singularity is a sign that we've failed."

Why Second Life isn't too great.

Computer scientist Peter Kassan reviews the numerous reasons why AI is harder than anyone anticipated.