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

  1. 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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