Technological Singularity
The technological singularity is a hypothetical future point at which technological growth, driven by superintelligent AI, becomes so fast that its consequences cannot be predicted from today.
What is Technological Singularity?
Vernor Vinge popularised the term in 1993 and Ray Kurzweil predicted it around 2045. It is speculative and contested.
How it works
The idea rests on accelerating feedback from smarter-than-human intelligence.
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