Posted 3/21/2024, 6:09:37 PM
Influential Sci-Fi Author Vernor Vinge Dies at 79; Warned of Coming 'Technological Singularity' with AI
- Vernor Vinge, influential sci-fi author, died at age 79; known for concept of "Technological Singularity" and warnings about AI
- Hugo Award winner authored classics like A Fire Upon the Deep and Rainbow's End
- 1983 essay introduced concept of the Singularity - a point where AI would surpass human capabilities
- Predicted that within 30 years we'd have the technology to create superhuman intelligence
- Arguments that true artificial general intelligence remains impossible, but we already face "a glut of technical riches never properly absorbed"