I wonder if he's been reading my blog or heard my podcasts. insidehighered.com reports on a meeting of the House Science Committee in which one congressman was apparently familiar with The Singularity.
"Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) did not propose an amendment, but wanted further discussion and perhaps a report on a particular aspect of future supercomputing research. Sherman said that, based on the opinions of experts, there is reason to believe that in about 25 years a supercomputer will be built that “exceeds human intelligence.” Sherman said he hopes that some of the future researchers that the bills would cultivate will be steered toward the potentially emerging field of making sure that the super-intelligent computers “avoid self-awareness … and ambition,” he said."
The question of how to insure that a superintelligent AI will be friendly to humanity is a big one, and something that we have to start thinking about now. It's nice to know some of our leaders are at least aware of the issue.
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