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The Singularity and Exponentially Increasing Cognitive Capabilities
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35:07 - 41:52 (06:45)

The possibility of the singularity being experienced by hundreds of millions of people with exponentially increasing cognitive capabilities is explored. The importance of individuals thinking about these concepts is emphasized.

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With the increase in computational power and software gains, the speed of neural networks is growing at an exponential rate, making it a greater investment to create them.
35:07 - 37:21 (02:14)
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Neural Networks
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With the increase in computational power and software gains, the speed of neural networks is growing at an exponential rate, making it a greater investment to create them. This has resulted in the fastest computer models ever created.

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The Singularity and Exponentially Increasing Cognitive Capabilities
Episode
#321 – Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality
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Lex Fridman Podcast
The Singularity could hit us with exponentially increasing cognitive capabilities, eventually making us more capable of looking back and understanding what happened.
37:21 - 39:05 (01:44)
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Singularity
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The Singularity could hit us with exponentially increasing cognitive capabilities, eventually making us more capable of looking back and understanding what happened. People like us will be needed to think about its impact.

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The Singularity and Exponentially Increasing Cognitive Capabilities
Episode
#321 – Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
In this podcast, the host and his guest discuss the potential of living in a virtual world, as well as the impact of AI on our daily lives and interactions.
39:05 - 40:41 (01:36)
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Virtual Reality
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In this podcast, the host and his guest discuss the potential of living in a virtual world, as well as the impact of AI on our daily lives and interactions. They also explore the idea of falling in love without ever meeting someone in person.

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The Singularity and Exponentially Increasing Cognitive Capabilities
Episode
#321 – Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The concept of touch is not limited to simply making contact with someone, there are different ways of doing it that can be emulated in a virtual setting.
40:41 - 41:52 (01:11)
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Virtual Touch
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The concept of touch is not limited to simply making contact with someone, there are different ways of doing it that can be emulated in a virtual setting. In this podcast, the evolution of information processing in the universe is discussed, as well as the possibility of experiencing touch in virtual reality.

Chapter
The Singularity and Exponentially Increasing Cognitive Capabilities
Episode
#321 – Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast