The Singularity
Hypothetical point where AI recursively self-improves, leading to superintelligence. Vinge, Kurzweil: technological change becomes uncontrollable and irreversible. Intelligence explosion could happen rapidly. Post-singularity world is unpredictable. Optimists: utopian abundance. Pessimists: existential catastrophe. Skeptics question feasibility and timeline. Singularity thinking influences AI development and safety research. Transhumanist aspirations and apocalyptic fears.
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