Robots, Re-Evolving Mind
An essay by Hans Moravec, Hans Moravec, dated December 2000. The page is headed "December 2000", the date the author gives the text; when the page was posted is not stated. The author's publication list gives the Cerebrum printing, Spring 2001.
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- Robots, Re-Evolving Mind Hans Moravec (author-hosted HTML); the author's publication list gives Cerebrum 3 (2), Spring 2001, pp. 34-49, as "Robots: Re-evolving Minds at 10^7 Times Nature's Speed" · published 2000-12 · Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31 (SHA-256 75dce30544bc3e4d0d28fa2af61f969a24343f96cdf7a11678dab15eec450cf7). Author-hosted HTML headed "Robots, Re-Evolving Mind Hans Moravec ... December 2000". Earliest capture located: 2001-06-27 (not compared). The Cerebrum printing was not inspected.
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- Machines succeed humans as the leading intelligenceMoravec's essay of December 2000 states that robots will displace humans from essential roles and could "displace us from existence", and that the future belongs to intelligences beyond human constraints.2000-12 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Machines succeed humans as the leading intelligence: propositions page →
- Succession by machines would be acceptable or desirableMoravec's essay of December 2000 states that he is not as alarmed as many by the possibility that robots displace humans from existence, since he considers them human progeny, and that humans should "bow out when we can no longer contribute".2000-12 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Succession by machines would be acceptable or desirable: propositions page →
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