What is the singularity? It seems there is more than one - a technical singularity and spacetime, or gravitational, singularity.
The technical singularity idea is about artificial intelligence advancing beyond human control.
The term ‘singularity’ comes from mathematics and refers to a point that isn’t well defined and behaves unpredictably. At this inflection point, a runaway effect would hypothetically set in motion, where superintelligent machines become capable of building better versions of themselves at such a rapid rate that humans would no longer be able to understand or control them. The exponential growth of this technology would mark a point of no return, fundamentally changing society as we know it in unknown and irreversible ways.
That isn't a particularly cheerful summertime barbecue topic, is it? Is it bound to happen? Some think yes and others no. A date has been predicted - 2045. That's not very far away.
The phrase has a ring of "The Borg" from Star Trek. The Borg ship name is the Singularity Ship. So we wouldn't be surprised to see that someone has asked if the Singularity is similar to the Borg's collective? The answer given on the physics forums.com is No. Since the AIs operate tens of thousands of times faster than human brains, that would push technological change into a "spike" or singularity.
There's a reference to GPT-5 telling singularity jokes - there's a video clip - HERE.
I found this image the other day - a wall or round mirrors in a hotel dining room.
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