Quillaja.net I really appreciate your comments. And I agree with you that the rate of technological, and sociological change at the Singularity will be unbelievably rapid. When matter goes digital and intelligence goes off the human scale you have a phase change in capabilities. Many people are going to be unprepared for the massive changes coming literally overnight. I did have to stretch it out a bit, 3 weeks, just so that I could fit it into a story that would make sense to pre-Singularity… (more)
Quillaja.net I really appreciate your comments. And I agree with you that the rate of technological, and sociological change at the Singularity will be unbelievably rapid. When matter goes digital and intelligence goes off the human scale you have a phase change in capabilities. Many people are going to be unprepared for the massive changes coming literally overnight. I did have to stretch it out a bit, 3 weeks, just so that I could fit it into a story that would make sense to pre-Singularity minds. If you wake up one morning, around 2020, and everything is different, the Singularity has happened.
Some parts of this novella (?) were very compelling an interesting. I particularly enjoyed the parts discussing how the non-Asenion (non-Asimovian) robots work, and how they affect humanity.
However, the MASSIVE social changes described in this story happen WAY too fast to be even remotely believable. Just casually reading, I had the sense that the story happened over about a 3 week period. I just can't believe that. Other than that, I also found the human characters mostly uninteresting.
A fascinating read . Some times, you wish that the exploration of the advent of singularity did not overcome the plot and the developing relationships with characters... but it's a compelling read and I enjoyed it to the last page - for more reasons than I could possibly explain here.
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Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:01:52 +0200
Quillaja.net I really appreciate your comments. And I agree with you that the rate of technological, and sociological change at the Singularity will be unbelievably rapid. When matter goes digital and intelligence goes off the human scale you have a phase change in capabilities. Many people are going to be unprepared for the massive changes coming literally overnight. I did have to stretch it out a bit, 3 weeks, just so that I could fit it into a story that would make sense to pre-Singularity… (more)
Quillaja.net I really appreciate your comments. And I agree with you that the rate of technological, and sociological change at the Singularity will be unbelievably rapid. When matter goes digital and intelligence goes off the human scale you have a phase change in capabilities. Many people are going to be unprepared for the massive changes coming literally overnight. I did have to stretch it out a bit, 3 weeks, just so that I could fit it into a story that would make sense to pre-Singularity minds. If you wake up one morning, around 2020, and everything is different, the Singularity has happened.
(less)Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:26:59 +0200
Some parts of this novella (?) were very compelling an interesting. I particularly enjoyed the parts discussing how the non-Asenion (non-Asimovian) robots work, and how they affect humanity.
However, the MASSIVE social changes described in this story happen WAY too fast to be even remotely believable. Just casually reading, I had the sense that the story happened over about a 3 week period. I just can't believe that. Other than that, I also found the human characters mostly uninteresting.
Overall, a recommended short read.
Thu, 27 May 2010 12:51:29 +0200
A fascinating read . Some times, you wish that the exploration of the advent of singularity did not overcome the plot and the developing relationships with characters... but it's a compelling read and I enjoyed it to the last page - for more reasons than I could possibly explain here.
Sat, 15 May 2010 12:00:26 +0200
Barking, original and very enjoyable.
Cheers
MTM