George Clemons

Category: Technological Singularity

  • The Singularity and Our Resistance to Change

    Ever since reading Ray Kurzweil’s books, I’ve thought about what will happen when we finally reach the technological singularity. There are many of us who believe in “the singularity” or the point in time where we can no longer predict what the future will hold for humanity. Most believers view this as the point in…

  • Does 3D Printing End Shopping as We Know It?

    Now that the frenzy of holiday shopping is over, I can’t help but think about how technology will change our shopping experiences. We know the way we shop has already been changed by technology, but it is about to get really interesting! We can look forward to more home assistants – think of the Amazon…

  • Too Late for the Singularity

    There’s a story about an old man who was forced to accept what was then common in his society, enhanced intelligence. He’d lived a long, full life, was married and had children, but was aware he was near his end, and he was fine with that. As life slowly left him, the knowledge of the…

  • R.I.P. Alvin Toffler

    One of the books that most influenced the direction of my life was Future Shock by Alvin Toffler. Alvin died June 27, 2016. I read Future Shock in 1979, when I was a young man. The primary premise was to describe the condition of people and entire societies when they are stressed by rapid change.…