2001-08-10
I have the intention of grouping together here
some documents with a bearing on Cybernetics
as I beleive it applies to the current situation.
Cybernetics, a New Science, Seeks the Common
Elements in Human and Mechanical Brains
from a review of Norbert Wiener's Cybernetics
by William L. Lawrence in New York Times, Sunday, december 19 1948
Interestingly we encounter in this text the term teleology
used, or so I beleive ( - it's a subtle issue), in a more restricted sense than
the more speculative manner in which I use it in other documents.
Robotics and AI
This lively area of research is distinct from the more restricted problems I intend
to discuss above the line, however there is a natural connection and it seems
in order to bring it all together like this.
KurzweilAI.net
Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence Network is a Web showcase for the ideas and
technologies of leading visionaries.
Bill Clinton calls many political leaders "out of touch" with the acceleration
of technology, recommends authors including Kurzweil.
One random example of the thinkers brought together at Kurzweil is
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