INQ120D
Living an Examined Life

Assignment 3

The Sigularity and Superintelligence

Watch the TED talks Get Ready for Hybrid Thinking and What Happens When Our Computers Get Smarter Than We Are?, and write responses to the following questions and prompts.

  1. Write a one sentence summary of ‘Get Ready for Hybrid Thinking’ and a one sentence summary of ‘What Happens When Our Computers Get Smarter Than We Are?’.

  2. Describe a similarity and a difference between ‘Get Ready for Hybrid Thinking’ and ‘What Happens When Our Computers Get Smarter Than We Are?’.

  3. Write a question related to either ‘Get Ready for Hybrid Thinking’ or ‘What Happens When Our Computers Get Smarter Than We Are?’ that would make a good prompt for class discussion. Note, a good question doesn’t necessarily have a clear answer.

  4. Answer your question.

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