technological singularity
technological singularity · technological singularities
technologische Singularität
A hypothetical future event in human history caused by the ever-increasing ability of…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.
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Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
technologische Singularität
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Origin
Popularized by Vernor Vinge in 1993, by analogy to the gravitational singularity in blackPopularized 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.
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plural: technological singularities| Singular | technological singularity |
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