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The technological singularity—or simply the singularity —is a hypothetical future point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable consequences for human civilization.
Jan 1, 2013 · What is the [technological] singularity hypothesis? What exactly is being claimed? 2. What is the empirical content of this conjecture? Can it be refuted or corroborated, and if so, how? 3. What exactly is the nature of a singularity: Is it a discontinuity on a par with phase transition or a process on a par with Toffler’s ‘wave’?
- Amnon H. Eden, Eric Steinhart, David Pearce, James H. Moor
- 2012
Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment offers authoritative, jargon-free essays and critical commentaries on accelerating technological progress and the notion of technological singularity. It focuses on conjectures about the intelligence explosion, transhumanism, and whole brain emulation.
Jun 29, 2009 · A spacetime singularity is a breakdown in spacetime, either in its geometry or in some other basic physical structure. It is a topic of ongoing physical and philosophical research to clarify both the nature and significance of such pathologies.
- Erik Curiel, Peter Bokulich
- 2009
Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment is a 2013 book written by Amnon H. Eden, James H. Moor, Johnny H. Soraker, and Eric Steinhart. It focuses on conjectures about the intelligence explosion, transhumanism, and whole brain emulation.
- Amnon H. Eden, James H. Moor, Johnny H. Soraker, Eric Steinhart
- 2013
Apr 3, 2013 · Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment offers authoritative, jargon-free essays and critical commentaries on accelerating technological progress and the notion of technological singularity. It focuses on conjectures about the intelligence explosion, transhumanism, and whole brain emulation.
According to general relativity, a singularity exists inside every black hole, and the starting point of any universe described by a big bang model is a singularity as well. The occurrence of singularities is a failure of general relativity - and a strong indication that the theory is incomplete.
