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Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended.
Vernor Vinge
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Vernor Vinge
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: October 2
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Waukesha
Wisconsin
Vernor Steffen Vinge
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