Vernor Vinge Quotes about Technology

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So much technology, so little talent.

Technology, Littles, Talent

Vernor Vinge (2011). “Rainbow's End”, p.52, Pan Macmillan

I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology.

Vernor Vinge

Technology, Natural, Possibility

"The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era". Book by Vernor Vinge, 1993.

Here I had tried a straightforward extrapolation of technology, and found myself precipitated over an abyss. It's a problem we face every time we consider the creation of intelligences greater than our own. When this happens, human history will have reached a kind of singularity - a place where extrapolation breaks down and new models must be applied - and the world will pass beyond our understanding.

Vernor Vinge

Technology, Understanding, World

Vernor Vinge (2002). “The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge”, p.44, Macmillan

Vernor Vinge Quotes about Technology

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