From a message sent around where I work:
The three-time Hugo award SF writer Vernor Vinge just gave an intriguing talk at AAAI-2010. He believes that by 2030 human history likely will reach a singularity in which four computing technologies [...] will create intelligent agencies that will surpass humans in every conceivable creative task. What fun!
Regardless of whether such a technological singularity may come to pass, my gut disagrees with the gushing interpretation.
It’s conceivable
creative tasks go cross-eyed
when the spring leaf falls.
Jason, thank you for connecting humanity with nature and creation. Sure hope that guy is as goofy as he sounds! Amy
Thank you!
I also just realized I’ve been leaving logins pointing to this old place… I moved to http://lovesgoodfood.com/jason/ . Hope you don’t mind that I copied your reponse there ( http://lovesgoodfood.com/jason/posts/post-0239/ ).