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ttkciar t1_izk79uv wrote

Reply to comment by DWright_5 in The technological singularity is happening (oc/opinion) by FrogsEverywhere

> He was the one who popularized the idea, long before anyone else knew what he was talking about

You're thinking of Vernor Vinge, who was talking about the Singularity before Kurzweil.

Kurzweil popularized the idea by associating it with utopian bullshit. It turns out people really like utopian bullshit.

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DWright_5 t1_izkb8tj wrote

Well, no, I was actually thinking of Kurzweil, because I hadn't heard of Vernor Vinge. As we've both noted, Kurzweil popularized the concept. That's why I've heard of him.

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