5th October 2013

Noam Chomsky: The Singularity is science fiction

Dr. Noam Chomsky is a famed linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist and political activist. Most of his career has been spent at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus. He has authored over 100 books. A prominent cultural figure, he was voted the world's top public intellectual in a 2005 poll. In this recent video, Chomsky talks to Nikola Danaylov, creator of Singularity Weblog. They discuss a range of topics including the balance between his academic and political life; artificial intelligence and reverse engineering of the human brain; why in his view both Deep Blue and Watson are little more than PR; the slow but substantial progress of our civilisation; and the technological singularity.

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