Transhumanist Resources 'What is a human being, then ' 'A seed.' 'A... seed ' 'An acorn that is unafraid to destroy itself in growing into a tree' David Zindell, The Broken God Transhumanism is a philosophy that humanity can, and should, strive to higher levels, both physically, mentally and socially. It encourages research into such areas as life extension, cryonics, nanotechnology, physical ...

Hans Moravec argues that computers will soon outperform human intellects. 'The visceral sense of a thinking presence in machinery will become increasingly widespread.' ...

The Law of Accelerating Returns by Ray Kurzweil An analysis of the history of technology shows that technological change is exponential, contrary to the common-sense intuitive linear view. So we won't experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century -- it will be more like 20, 000 years of progress (at today's rate). The returns, such as chip speed and cost-effectiveness, also increase ...

Argues that superhuman artificial intelligence will be achived within 35 years.

Long-Term Growth As A Sequence of Exponential Modes Robin Hanson Dept. of Economics George Mason University First Version 9/11/98, Revised 5/03/00 Brad De Long has cleverly combined standard world product time series with older population time series, to construct a history of world product from one million B.C. to today. After modifying De Long s series to reflect more recent estimates of ...

A Critical Discussion of Vinge's Singularity Concept Vernor Vinge begain speaking on his singularity concept in the 1980s, and collected his thoughts into his first article on the topic in 1993. Since then, Vinge has continued to give talks, and has elaborated on his concept in several media interviews. The idea of an upcoming singularity has captured the imaginations of many, and has been the ...