I never guessed I could cry so hard my face hurt.

The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.

I argue in this paper that we are on the edge of change comparable to the rise of human life on Earth.

The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors.

But if the technological Singularity can happen, it will.

Note that I am not proposing that AI research be ignored or less funded.

Another symptom of progress toward the Singularity: ideas themselves should spread ever faster, and even the most radical will quickly become commonplace.