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...We are serious fans of his work. And if his recent comments about the potential risks of greater-than-human artificial intelligence—or lack thereof—are any indication, he's itching to start a giant fight among futurists. ... Sterling made his remarks in the current manifestation of the Edge's annual Big Question. This year, editor John Brockman asked his coterie of experts to tell us what we should be most worried about. In response, Sterling penned a four paragraph article saying that we shouldn't fear the onset of super AI because a "Singularity has no business model." 

BRUCE STERLING THINKS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HAS JUMPED THE SHARK [1]

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[ Tue. Jan. 22. 2013 ]

...We are serious fans of his work. And if his recent comments about the potential risks of greater-than-human artificial intelligence—or lack thereof—are any indication, he's itching to start a giant fight among futurists. ... Sterling made his remarks in the current manifestation of the Edge's annual Big Question. This year, editor John Brockman asked his coterie of experts to tell us what we should be most worried about. In response, Sterling penned a four paragraph article saying that we shouldn't fear the onset of super AI because a "Singularity has no business model." 

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[1] http://www.edge.org/news/bruce-sterling-thinks-artificial-intelligence-has-jumped-the-shark
[2] http://www.edge.org/annual-question/q2013
[3] http://io9.com/
[4] http://io9.com/5976699/bruce-sterling-jumps-the-shark-on-artificial-intelligence