Apocalyptic AI: Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality | KurzweilAI

Apocalyptic AI: Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality | KurzweilAI: "Geraci defines Apocalyptic AI as a modern cultural and religious trend originating in the popular science press: “Popular science authors in robotics and artificial intelligence have become the most influential spokespeople for apocalyptic theology in the Western world… Apocalyptic AI advocates promise that in the very near future technological progress will allow us to build supremely intelligent machines and to copy our own minds into machines so that we can live forever in a virtual realm of cyberspace… Ultimately, the promises of Apocalyptic AI are almost identical to those of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic traditions. Should they come true, the world will be, once again, a place of magic.”"