Why this blog?
April 1, 2009
Late yesterday, Google announced the creation of CADIE, the "world's first 'artificial intelligence' tasked-array system." Cadie is supposedly an autonomous computer program capable of creating its own web page (here), but more likely an April fool's joke.
The announcement prompted two questions in my mind: 1) If Cadie can have her own singularity blog, why can't I? and 2) What constitutes intelligence -- is there indeed intelligent life out there?
The answer to question one is "I can" and so here it is. The answer to question two is the subject of this blog, and you will find here my musings on what constitutes intelligent life, how to make your life more intelligent, and related (and perhaps unrelated) topics.
What is a Singularity?
What is a singularity, you ask? The Free Online dictionary defines a singularity as:
1. The quality or condition of being singular;
2. A trait marking one as distinct from others; a peculiarity;
3. Something uncommon or unusual;
4. (Astrophysics) A point in space-time at which gravitational forces cause matter to have infinite density and infinitesimal volume, and space and time to become infinitely distorted;
5. (Mathematics) A point at which the derivative does not exist for a given function but every neighborhood of which contains points for which the derivative exists. Also called singular point.
Although my friends and family would probably confirm that I am indeed a peculiarity, and uncommon in many ways, I think of singularity as being the opposite of duplicity ("being twofold or double"). My quest in life is to become totally singular, that is, to increasingly approach the point at which my every thought, word and action is in harmony with my core values and beliefs.
I invite you to join me on this journey. I have a long way to go, and I'm guessing you do too, but together we can help each other move in the right direction.
To your prosperity,
Keith, the Singularity
(Keith O Hudson)
Why this blog?
April 1, 2009Late yesterday, Google announced the creation of CADIE, the "world's first 'artificial intelligence' tasked-array system." Cadie is supposedly an autonomous computer program capable of creating its own web page (here), but more likely an April fool's joke.
The announcement prompted two questions in my mind: 1) If Cadie can have her own singularity blog, why can't I? and 2) What constitutes intelligence -- is there indeed intelligent life out there?
The answer to question one is "I can" and so here it is. The answer to question two is the subject of this blog, and you will find here my musings on what constitutes intelligent life, how to make your life more intelligent, and related (and perhaps unrelated) topics.
What is a Singularity?
What is a singularity, you ask? The Free Online dictionary defines a singularity as:
1. The quality or condition of being singular;
2. A trait marking one as distinct from others; a peculiarity;
3. Something uncommon or unusual;
4. (Astrophysics) A point in space-time at which gravitational forces cause matter to have infinite density and infinitesimal volume, and space and time to become infinitely distorted;
5. (Mathematics) A point at which the derivative does not exist for a given function but every neighborhood of which contains points for which the derivative exists. Also called singular point.
Although my friends and family would probably confirm that I am indeed a peculiarity, and uncommon in many ways, I think of singularity as being the opposite of duplicity ("being twofold or double"). My quest in life is to become totally singular, that is, to increasingly approach the point at which my every thought, word and action is in harmony with my core values and beliefs.
I invite you to join me on this journey. I have a long way to go, and I'm guessing you do too, but together we can help each other move in the right direction.
To your prosperity,Keith, the Singularity
(Keith O Hudson)