On 19/02/15 14:09, Lisi wrote:
> On Thursday 19 February 2015 13:27:16 Gordon Scott wrote:
>> FWIW, I've long that intelligent machines may be the next significant
>> phase of human evolution. I'm not convinced that evolution demands that
>> we stay in our original physical shell.
>
> Without our shells we are not us.
>
> But I too have long thought that intelligent, self-reproducing and
> self-sustaining machines may be the next significant phase of evolution -
> just that it will no longer involve us. We are rather temporary and fragile,
> after all.
>
> Lisi
>
You've read the Stephen Hawking view on this, of course?
(I don't mind being temporary and fragile: it's always been a lot of fun
- so far.)
--
Tony Wood
--
Please post to: Hampshire@???
Web Interface:
https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire
LUG URL:
http://www.hantslug.org.uk
--------------------------------------------------------------