Super Brain

I've been digging through the Principia Cybernetica Web some more.. and found this interesting article about the emergence of the "Global Brain".


They describe recent tech revolution

"has produced a global communication network, which can be seen as a nervous system for this planetary being. As the computer network becomes more intelligent it starts to look more like a global brain or super-brain, with capabilities far surpassing those of individual people ...

 A remaining question is whether this transition will lead to the integration of the whole of humanity, producing a human "super-being", or merely enhance the capabilities of individuals, thus producing a multitude of "meta-beings".

This reminds me of the enemy in Orson Scott Cards Sci Fi novel - Ender's Game.  As of now, we're still functioning largely as individuals, as far as I can tell, but the tools available to put the web to enhance our own capabilities really are developing quickly.  If you haven't had the chance yet, make sure to check out Stephen Wolfram's new "Alpha"
Here's som more info on it.

and here's a video from Wolfram: