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Preparing for the Singularity: The Imperative of Boosting Personal Intelligence Annually As we approach the era of the Singularity, as envisioned by futurists like Ray Kurzweil, the exponential growth of artificial intelligence poses unique challenges and opportunities. One critical aspect of adapting to this future is the deliberate enhancement of personal intelligence. Given the trajectory of AI development, it's proposed that individuals should aim to increase their personal intelligence by four points every year until 2050. This incremental growth is not just about raw cognitive power but encompasses a broader spectrum of intelligence, including emotional, social, and creative intelligence. This...

For decades, Silicon Valley anticipated the moment when a new technology would come along and change everything. It would unite human and machine, probably for the better but possibly for the worse, and split history into before and after. The name for this milestone: the Singularity. It could happen in several ways. One possibility is that people would add a computer’s processing power to their own innate intelligence, becoming supercharged versions of themselves. Or maybe computers would grow so complex that they could truly think, creating a global brain. In either case, the resulting changes would be drastic, exponential and irreversible. A self-aware superhuman...