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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 6642136" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Thanks for the nod toward aliens bringing the tech.</p><p></p><p>Regarding predictions, dont confuse the future with the present.</p><p></p><p>In 1990, most people said a computer could *never* defeat a human chess champion.</p><p></p><p>But the technological curve said a computer would. By year 1999.</p><p></p><p>By year 1997, the computer won.</p><p></p><p>This prediction seemed unrealistic when computers seemed so primitive. But the day arrived, when - as predicted - the computers were more advanced. Suddenly it happened. And in hindsight, it seems so obvious.</p><p></p><p>There are several technologies already waiting to replace the current supercomputer infrastructures.</p><p></p><p>Regarding genetics (bioinformatics), when the day arrives, supercomputers will be replacing ‘hundreds of thousands’ of geneticists. Every atom in a ‘macro-organism’, especially its DNA, will be simulated as a virtual model in a supercomputer. It is possible to pick a DNA arrangement, and ‘print it out’ in reallife. Even before this, computer acceleration means acceleration in every field of science, including computer science.</p><p></p><p>It seems to me pointless to talk about passing the Turing test, until about 2025, when the computer actually is as fast as a human brain. Then, it will be able to do things in ways that a brain can. Of course, supercomputers will do things a bit earlier, but it wont really enter culture until regular computers catch up. 2025.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 6642136, member: 58172"] :-) Thanks for the nod toward aliens bringing the tech. Regarding predictions, dont confuse the future with the present. In 1990, most people said a computer could *never* defeat a human chess champion. But the technological curve said a computer would. By year 1999. By year 1997, the computer won. This prediction seemed unrealistic when computers seemed so primitive. But the day arrived, when - as predicted - the computers were more advanced. Suddenly it happened. And in hindsight, it seems so obvious. There are several technologies already waiting to replace the current supercomputer infrastructures. Regarding genetics (bioinformatics), when the day arrives, supercomputers will be replacing ‘hundreds of thousands’ of geneticists. Every atom in a ‘macro-organism’, especially its DNA, will be simulated as a virtual model in a supercomputer. It is possible to pick a DNA arrangement, and ‘print it out’ in reallife. Even before this, computer acceleration means acceleration in every field of science, including computer science. It seems to me pointless to talk about passing the Turing test, until about 2025, when the computer actually is as fast as a human brain. Then, it will be able to do things in ways that a brain can. Of course, supercomputers will do things a bit earlier, but it wont really enter culture until regular computers catch up. 2025. [/QUOTE]
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