As promised on FastForward Radio, here is some background on the 2010 Singularity Summit. (Full details are available here.)
The Singularity Summit is the premier dialog on the Singularity.
The
first Singularity Summit was held at Stanford in 2006 to further
understanding and discussion about the Singularity concept and the
future of human technological progress. It was founded as a venue for
leading thinkers to explore the subject, whether scientist, enthusiast,
or skeptic.
Since 2006, the scope of this dialog has expanded dramatically. In 2008, the Singularity entered mainstream consideration. IEEE Spectrum,
a sober and mainstream technology publication, issued a special report
on the Singularity, and Intel CTO Justin Rattner remarked that “we’re
making steady progress toward the Singularity” during his keynote to
2,000 people at the Intel Developer Forum.What was once a relatively
unknown concept is now being discussed in corporate board rooms.We
invite you to join our extraordinary group of visionaries in business,
science, technology, design, and the arts, as our community explores
this exciting topic. Your participation offers a world of powerful
ideas, a unique networking opportunity, and access to an exclusive
directory of your peers.We hope you will join us August 14-15th. Register here.
