The genius of Brad Wardell

The creator of Ashes

Published on November 3, 2017 By leBeoWolf In Ashes of the Singularity

I'm a new player & been in the forums since 3/06. I'm fascinated with Brad Wardell, the dev & designer of Ashes' Lore article of 2/24/16 (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/16835-Ashes-of-Singularity-Post-Humans.2#&gid=gallery_5913&pid=1) wherein he credits Intel Corp. for generating his wonderful idea of Turinium ( I wonder why he didn't name it Intelium, or it may be a trademark infringement ); "WHAT IS TERINIUM: To understand Turinium one needs to first understand Moore's law and the general concept of computing power doubling every 18 months. In 2015 Intel released a new CPU architecture called Skylake. It uses a 14nm process. In early 2021, Intel released the 5nm architecture called "Tiger Lake" that was half that size. Eventually, these architectures reached their smallest possible physical size. This best possible form of computing matter was named Turinium. At that point, how much one had of this material was the measure of ones wealth. Even in a post-scarcity economy human beings still craved more." See http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/16835-Ashes-of-Singularity-Post-Humans. Pure genius I declare! From there Brad further creates ASHES OF THE SINGULARITY by inventing the PHC ( post-human coalition), and Quantum Streaming, and then proceeds to originate the three (3) doctrines of planetary Trinium conversion: 1. Nanoprepping. 2. Turinium Generation. 3. The Nexus. WOW! I can't believe that the Oxford Internet dictionary's tertiary definition of singularity "A hypothetical moment in time when artificial intelligence and other technologies have become so advanced that humanity undergoes a dramatic and irreversible change" is coincidental to Brad's hypothesis. Do we? Bravo Brad.

Comments

zuPloed

on Nov 04, 2017

I can't believe that the Oxford Internet dictionary's tertiary definition of singularity "A hypothetical moment in time when artificial intelligence and other technologies have become so advanced that humanity undergoes a dramatic and irreversible change"

According to wikipedia, this use of the word singularity dates back to the 1980's. The first version of this wikipedia article dates back to 2005.

Just saying.

BadVoltage

on Nov 04, 2017

3. The Nexus. WOW! I can't believe that the Oxford Internet dictionary's tertiary definition of singularity "A hypothetical moment in time when artificial intelligence and other technologies have become so advanced that humanity undergoes a dramatic and irreversible change"

Obviously, you never played Warzone 2100 (RTS game), it is all about The Nexus, and this was made way back in 1999!

leBeoWolf

on Nov 06, 2017

zuPloed

reply 1

According to wikipedia, this use of the word singularity dates back to the 1980's. The first version of this wikipedia article dates back to 2005.

Just saying.

My point was not the use of the word singularity, but rather it's meaning. No other online dictionary but Oxford defines singularity using Brad Wardell's Idea & explanation.

leBeoWolf

on Nov 06, 2017

BadVoltage

reply 2

Obviously, you never played Warzone 2100 (RTS game), it is all about The Nexus, and this was made way back in 1999!

My point is not how the word "Nexus" is used by any other entity or building in any other game, but how Brad Wardell describes the Nexus function in AOS as "the most sophisticated piece of technology the human race has come up with thus far. It is the latest iteration in PHC capability for managing constructs on planets and moons that may be dozens of light years away from the nearest Turinium node."

jjandrah

on Nov 07, 2017

Wut.

Are you a bot who has taken over someone's old account?

leBeoWolf

on Nov 07, 2017

jjandrah

reply 5

Wut.

Are you a bot who has taken over someone's old account?

What do you mean?

RomeoReject

on Nov 07, 2017

leBeoWolf

reply 3

Quoting zuPloed,

reply 1

According to wikipedia, this use of the word singularity dates back to the 1980's. The first version of this wikipedia article dates back to 2005.

Just saying.

My point was not the use of the word singularity, but rather it's meaning. No other online dictionary but Oxford defines singularity using Brad Wardell's Idea & explanation.

No no, the technological singularity is the definition he's referring to. Singularity as a word came out in the fourteenth century. But the usage you're referring to (A point in which the evolution of technology outpaces humanity's capability to keep up) has been around since the 1950's (Von Neumann was the first to utilize it in such a manner), when talks of AI were first entering serious debate. The concern there, was that in creating AI that were either capable of creating other AI, or of evolving themselves, they would eventually hit a distinct point where they would begin optimizing themselves quicker than humanity could adapt and defend against. That specific moment - that singularity - becomes the exact point where humanity is no longer the dominant lifeform on the planet.

leBeoWolf

on Nov 08, 2017

I am humbled and enlightened RomeoReject standing corrected, but in no way does my error contradict the fact that Oxford's online dictionary is the only one that defines singularity using Brad Wardell's Ideas & explanation, nor does it decrease the genius and brilliance of Brad. Do you agree?

RomeoReject

on Nov 08, 2017

leBeoWolf

reply 8

Don't speak in third person, Brad.

leBeoWolf

on Nov 08, 2017

RomeoReject

reply 9

Quoting leBeoWolf,

reply 8

Don't speak in third person, Brad.

Why not, does it offend you? Please answer my question as to the brilliance of Brad Wardell.

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