technological singularity
English edit
Etymology edit
Popularized by Vernor Vinge in 1993,[1] by analogy to the gravitational singularity in black holes, where the conventional laws of science are thought to no longer apply, resulting in a breakdown of predictability.[2]
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtɛknəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlɛɹɪti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtɛknəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlæɹɪti/
Noun edit
technological singularity (plural technological singularities)
- A hypothetical future event in human history caused by the ever-increasing ability of new technology to speed up the rate at which new technology is developed.
- Synonyms: singularity, Kurzweil singularity, Singularity
- 2015, Murray Shanahan, The Technological Singularity, MIT Press, →ISBN, page xx:
- For the consequences for humanity, if a technological singularity did indeed occur, would be seismic. What are these potentially seismic consequences? What sort of world, what sort of universe, might come into being if a technological singularity does occur?
Translations edit
technological singularity
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References edit
- ^ Vernor Vinge (1993) “The Coming Technological Singularity”, in Acceleration Studies Foundation[1]: “I think it's fair to call this event a singularity ("the Singularity" for the purposes of this paper). It is a point where our old models must be discarded and a new reality rules.”
- ^ Amnon H. Eden, James H. Moor, Johnny H. Soraker, Eric Steinhart (2013) chapter 1, in Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 5: “The gravitational singularity metaphor thus reinforces the view that the change will be radical and that its outcome cannot be foreseen.”