"The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being."

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"The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being."

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"But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence."

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