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From the Ted Talk by Kevin Kelly: How technology evolves

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So all these steps in evolution are increasing, basically, the evolution of evolvability. So what's hnapnpieg over time in life is that the ways in which you gtraneee these new ideas, these new hacks, are inraceinsg. And the real tricks are ways in which you kind of erxlope the way of exploring. And then what we see in the stiinugalry, that prophesized by kzrweiul and others — his idea that technology is accelerating evolution. It's accelerating the way in which we search for ideas. So if you have life hciknag — life means hacking, the game of survival — then evolution is a way to extend the game by changing the rules of the game. And what technology is really about is better ways to evolve. That is what we call an "infinite game." That's the dnitiefoin of "infinite game." A finite game is play to win, and an iinnftie game is played to keep playing. And I believe that technology is actually a cosmic force.

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So all these steps in evolution are increasing, basically, the evolution of evolvability. So what's _________ over time in life is that the ways in which you ________ these new ideas, these new hacks, are __________. And the real tricks are ways in which you kind of _______ the way of exploring. And then what we see in the ___________, that prophesized by ________ and others — his idea that technology is accelerating evolution. It's accelerating the way in which we search for ideas. So if you have life _______ — life means hacking, the game of survival — then evolution is a way to extend the game by changing the rules of the game. And what technology is really about is better ways to evolve. That is what we call an "infinite game." That's the __________ of "infinite game." A finite game is play to win, and an ________ game is played to keep playing. And I believe that technology is actually a cosmic force.

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  2. infinite
  3. generate
  4. increasing
  5. kurzweil
  6. explore
  7. singularity
  8. definition
  9. hacking

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So all these steps in evolution are increasing, basically, the evolution of evolvability. So what's happening over time in life is that the ways in which you generate these new ideas, these new hacks, are increasing. And the real tricks are ways in which you kind of explore the way of exploring. And then what we see in the singularity, that prophesized by Kurzweil and others — his idea that technology is accelerating evolution. It's accelerating the way in which we search for ideas. So if you have life hacking — life means hacking, the game of survival — then evolution is a way to extend the game by changing the rules of the game. And what technology is really about is better ways to evolve. That is what we call an "infinite game." That's the definition of "infinite game." A finite game is play to win, and an infinite game is played to keep playing. And I believe that technology is actually a cosmic force.

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