Vernor Vinge Quotes

Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. - Vernor Vinge

When people speak of creating superhumanly intelligent beings, they are usually imagining an AI project. - Vernor Vinge

When I began writing science fiction in the middle '60s, it seemed very easy to find ideas that took decades to percolate into the cultural consciousness; now the lead time seems more like eighteen months. - Vernor Vinge

The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity. - Vernor Vinge

The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being. - Vernor Vinge

The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility. - Vernor Vinge

The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors. - Vernor Vinge

Note that I am not proposing that AI research be ignored or less funded. - Vernor Vinge

It is a point where our old models must be discarded and a new reality rules. - Vernor Vinge

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