System theorists know that it's easy to couple simple-to-understand systems into a "super system" that's capable of displaying behavioral modes that cannot be seen in any of its constituent parts. This is the process called "emergence."
If you ask which of the scenarios I think is most dangerous, though, I will give a different answer. In that form of the question, I regard a nuclear… - John L. Casti
If you ask which of the scenarios I think is most dangerous, though, I will give a different answer. In that form of the question, I regard a nuclear…
- John L. Casti
At some point, the world is going to have to bite the bullet and accept a huge downsizing in its way of life to bring the assets-to-debt ratio back i… - John L. Casti
At some point, the world is going to have to bite the bullet and accept a huge downsizing in its way of life to bring the assets-to-debt ratio back i…
A good analogy is stretching a rubber band. You can stretch and stretch and even feel the tension increase in the muscles in your hands and arms as t… - John L. Casti
A good analogy is stretching a rubber band. You can stretch and stretch and even feel the tension increase in the muscles in your hands and arms as t…
The unfolding time for the end of globalization or a worldwide deflation is much longer, certainly measured in years, if not decades. - John L. Casti
The unfolding time for the end of globalization or a worldwide deflation is much longer, certainly measured in years, if not decades.
The global financial system consists of firms in the financial services sector - banks, hedge funds, insurance companies and the like - and various g… - John L. Casti
The global financial system consists of firms in the financial services sector - banks, hedge funds, insurance companies and the like - and various g…
I do not believe that there is any person, method, or tool that can consistently and reliably predict specific human events, X- or otherwise. - John L. Casti
I do not believe that there is any person, method, or tool that can consistently and reliably predict specific human events, X- or otherwise.
System theorists know that it's easy to couple simple-to-understand systems into a "super system" that's capable of displaying behavioral modes that … - John L. Casti
System theorists know that it's easy to couple simple-to-understand systems into a "super system" that's capable of displaying behavioral modes that …
In fact, the very nature of an X-event is that it is both rare and surprising. So I would not say that any specific X-event is likely. What I would s… - John L. Casti
In fact, the very nature of an X-event is that it is both rare and surprising. So I would not say that any specific X-event is likely. What I would s…
My own guess is that quite quickly the machine intelligence will start dreaming machine dreams and thinking machine thoughts, both of which would tot… - John L. Casti
My own guess is that quite quickly the machine intelligence will start dreaming machine dreams and thinking machine thoughts, both of which would tot…
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