My mind. Enhanced.

For any of my friends or acquaintances who have held a brief conversation with me over the past year, I may or may not have brought up the idea of the Singularity and its possible implications on the present and future timeline. For about a year, I've let it dictate my decision making in terms of pursuing a higher level of academics and definite career change. Some may have considered my views as a little off tangent and kinda loopy but with this post I'll attempt to clarify my views and explain why I'm so interested in it - and possibly why you should be interested in it too. So, first of all, what is The Singularity (shortened form of the "Technological Singularity")? Wikipedia defines it as "a theoretical moment in time when artificial intelligence will have progressed to the point of a greater-than-human intelligence that will 'radically change human civilization, and perhaps even human nature itself.'" Fair enough, but that sounds a littl

So ... according to one reader: self-reflective blogging is considered narcissistic and image crafting. In regards to my blog (as the remark was directed squarely at me), both statements aren't to be taken lightly, I mean, what does one do when is labelled narcissistic? Ignore it? Laugh it off? Insult back? My upbringing has taught me to remain calm and just take insults. Which I do - kinda. Anyway, in response to being called a narcissist and an  image-crafter , I've decided to change the tone and content of my blog to something more meaningful and contextual. I originally started this blog to trace my thoughts on technological advances that serve to transcend humanity, I've diverged since then, but as of this post I'm getting back on track. From here on, this blog will serve to inform the curious reader about the technological singularity, and if not, then I would advise you to either stop reading here on and go read another blog or whatever. So the topic for toda