THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY
SINGULARITY SUMMIT 2011
AUGUST 20-21
RMIT UNIVERSITY MELBOURNE
What will tomorrow look like?
Few could predict just how fast and dramatic the social, economic and political impacts of computer technology could be in our lifetimes.
If present trends are to continue, computers will have more advanced and powerful ‘brains’ than humans within 25 years.
This August, leading scientists, inventors and philosophers will gather at RMIT to discuss the upcoming ‘intelligence explosion’ that many now refer to as ‘The Singularity’- a technological breakthrough that promises to eclipse previous computing developments with the creation of super-human machines.
The ‘Singularity Summit’ – a part of National Science Week – is an unprecedented opportunity to engage with today’s leading experts on emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, nanotechnology and brain-computer interfaces – right here in Melbourne.
As a pre-summit launch, the Australian premiere of documentary ‘Transcendent Man’ – featuring leading futurist, singularity advocate and recent Time Magazine cover star ‘Ray Kurzweil’ – will be held at Nova Cinemas, Carlton on August 19.… read more. “Call: Singularity Summit 2011”