Ben Goertzel: Nobel's 'aristocratic procedures' will be historical curiosities post-Singularity
bengoertzel · x · 2026-10-07
Ben Goertzel weighs in on claims that Google's AI work cost Ed Boyden a Nobel, arguing the committee has long overlooked contributors: his HK friend Dominic Lam did the real work behind Hubel and Wiesel's line-detection neuron discovery yet got no prize, like Boyden. He predicts Nobel's semi-arbitrary rules and aristocratic procedures will soon be historical curiosities, as post-Singularity society installs far better reputation systems.
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