“It seems quite natural that at every point we pay most attention to the parameters that are just about to peak, as they represent the hottest current trends. When we look back in the excitement of the moment, the whole history of the world looks like a preparation to the explosion of this particular parameter. And we completely forget that yesterday we were looking at something else with the same excitement …” — Alexander Chislenko

“Evolution works through DNA-guided protein synthesis and research dollars are halving every year for the purpose is growing exponentially.” — Ray Kurzweil selbst hätte es (nun ja, fast) nicht schöner formulieren können. Und doch stammt die Zeile direkt aus dem Computer, einem einfachen Text-Generator sei Dank. Wie das genau funktioniert und was sich hinter dem Begriff Markov-Ketten verbirgt, das soll in den folgenden Absätzen näher erläutert werden. Weiterlesen »