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The technological singularity —or simply the singularity [1] —is a hypothetical future point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable consequences for human civilization.
Oct 17, 2023 · Technological singularity refers to a theoretical future event where rapid technological innovation leads to the creation of an uncontrollable superintelligence that transforms civilization as we know it. Machine intelligence becomes superior to that of humans, resulting in unforeseeable outcomes.
- Brooke Becher
- Staff Reporter
Mar 26, 2024 · Singularity, theoretical condition that could arrive in the near future when a synthesis of several powerful new technologies will radically change the realities in which we find ourselves in an unpredictable manner. Most notably, the singularity would involve computer programs becoming so advanced.
Jan 20, 2024 · Technological Singularity refers to a future point where AI’s intellectual capacity, powered by evolving AI algorithms and language models, exceeds that of human intelligence. This transformative moment implies a future where AI, through recursive self-improvement and deterministic algorithms, triggers an explosion of advancement beyond human ...
May 23, 2017 · Summary. This chapter introduces the term technological singularity, and analyses the varying and ambiguous ways it is used. It looks at the difficulty in predicting what would happen with “human comparable” artificial intelligences (AI), and what can nevertheless be said about such an occurence.
- Stuart Armstrong
- stuart.armstrong@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
- 2017
Oct 19, 2023 · This exponential technological growth points to a possible time when computers surpass humans, not only in narrow tasks, but also in general cognitive faculties. There could be a time when a program is on par with human intelligence and reaches artificial general intelligence (AGI)—the point of Singularity.
Feb 14, 2023 · What Is Singularity? Singularity is the moment when machine intelligence becomes equal to or surpasses human intelligence—a concept that visionaries like Stephen...
