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George Dyson: There's Plenty of Room at the Top: Long-term Thinking About Large-scale Computing

Long Now

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The Significance of Time and Long-term Thinking in Innovation

This chapter explores the idea of time as a measure of intelligence, proposing that there may be forms of intelligence that operate at different speeds beyond human comprehension. It also introduces future speakers and topics, focusing on the importance of long-term thinking in areas like policy analysis and technology, particularly in the context of existential threats and innovation.

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