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Feb 27 2009

Vernor Vinge – “Superhumanly Intelligent Critters”

Posted by Frank Whittemore in Accelerating Change, Singularity News

Vernor Vinge, Computer Scientist and Sci-Fi Author, Says on IdeasProject.com that Technology Will Transform Human Beings into ‘Superhumanly Intelligent Critters’…

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