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Alex M. Vikoulov
Today, we are on the verge of yet another event of astronomical significance, akin to some kind of 'Intelligence Supernova,' which I refer to as the Syntellect Emergence. In the techno-progressive community, this coming intelligence explosion is also known as the Technological Singularity. ...more
Alex M. Vikoulov, The Intelligence Supernova: Essays on Cybernetic Transhumanism, The Simulation Singularity & The Syntellect Emergence

Alex M. Vikoulov
Just like once, life on Earth complexified from unicellular organisms to multicellular organisms, we are becoming one Global Superorganism, at first rudimentary but more and more integrated over time, with distinct features like the Global Brain, a neural network of billions of hyperconnected humans, superintelligent machines, and trillions of sensors around the planet. The Global Mind, or the Syntellect, will emerge as a consequence, and that would actually constitute the Cybernetic Singularity ...more
Alex M. Vikoulov, The Syntellect Hypothesis: Five Paradigms of the Mind's Evolution

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