technological singularity
noun/ˌtɛknəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlɛɹɪti/US/ˌtɛknəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlæɹɪti/UK
Etymology
Popularized by Vernor Vinge in 1993, 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.
Definitions
A hypothetical future event in human history caused by the ever-increasing ability of new…
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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for technological singularity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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