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February 05, 2006
Nothing New Here ...
In a book that's full of shocking implications here's one more: It's not new. In fact, evolution is an exponential phenomenon. Consider the following figure taken from page 17 of Kurzweil's book:
(Source: Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity Is Near. Viking Press. (c) Ray Kurzweil, 2005.)
Notice first that this is a logarithmic plot. And note that it is essentially a linear curve, on that logarithmic plot. Hence, if you buy his argument, what is happening today is just an extension of a process that has been underway for 1010 years!
It's a tremendous book. Buy it! Read it! Be blown away by it! What a time to be alive!!!
Posted by DavidK at February 5, 2006 12:08 PM | Permalink