The Plan to Singularity is ©1999 and ©2000 by Eliezer S. Yudkowsky.  All rights reserved.

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Acknowledgements

The text of this document, and the knowledge that created it, wouldn't exist without the contributions of all sorts of people.  In particular, I would like to thank the members of the Singularitarian list for their error-checking and suggestions.  Any remaining mistakes are, of course, their fault.

Comments on version 1.0:

I would like to thank Cole Kitchen, Damien Broderick, and Randall for spotting errors in version 1.0.  I would like to thank Dale Johnstone and Cole Kitchen for their comments on version 1.0.  I would like to thank Cole Kitchen for proofreading far beyond the call of duty on all versions of 1.0.

Comments on the third draft:

I would like to thank Jakob Mentor and Damien Broderick for their comments on the third draft.

Comments on the first draft:

I would like to thank Brian Atkins, Doug Bailey, Aaron Davidson, and MetalLynx for their comments on the first draft.

I would like to thank Nick Bostrom for spotting an error in Appendix A: Navigation.

Helpful people:

I am indebted to Brian Atkins, Edwin Evans, Jakob Mentor, and Paul Hughes for various forms of helpfulness.

Causality:

Brian Atkins first told me to look into this thing called "open source".

Mitchell Porter is responsible (through his High Weirdness by Email index, brought to the Web by Cosma Shalizi) for my finding out about the online transhumanist community back in 1995.  He is probably the smartest person I have ever encountered.

Vernor Vinge invented the concept of the Singularity, and wrote the book (True Names and Other Dangers) which converted me to a Singularitarian over the course of around five seconds.

Ed Regis, through his book Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition, introduced me to transhumanism at the tender age of eleven.

Dedication:

"The Plan to Singularity" is dedicated to K. Eric Drexler, author of Engines of Creation, deliberate and calculated founder of the entire nanotechnology industry.  Here's to you, Doctor Drexler!  Even if you wind up being directly responsible for the destruction of our home planet, you'll still be the only person I ever regarded as a role model.

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