technological+singularity

Technological singularity — The technological singularity is a theoretical future point of unprecedented technological progress, caused in part by the ability of machines to improve themselves using artificial intelligence. [Harvtxt|Singularity Institute for Artificial… …   Wikipedia

technological singularity — /ˌtɛknəˌlɒdʒɪkəl sɪŋgjəˈlærəti/ (say .teknuh.lojikuhl singgyuh laruhtee) noun Futurology the moment when the rate of technological development becomes infinite, often linked with the creation of robots with artificial intelligence, outstripping… …   Australian-English dictionary

technological singularity — noun A predicted 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 …   Wiktionary

Singularity — may refer to any of a variety of concepts.Mathematics:* Mathematical singularity, a point at which a given mathematical object is not definedIn complex analysis:* Essential singularity, a singularity near which a function exhibits extreme… …   Wikipedia

Technological evolution — is the name of a science and technology studies theory describing technology development, developed by Czech philosopher Radovan Richta. Theory of technological evolution According to Richta and later Bloomfield [Bloomfield, Masse. Mankind in… …   Wikipedia

singularity —    by Jon Baldwin   In astrophysics a gravitational or space time singularity refers to a point of infinite density and absolute uncertainty in which all laws collapse and from which anything can emerge. At the beginning of the Big Bang the… …   The Baudrillard dictionary

Singularity Sky — Infobox Book | name = Singularity Sky title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Charles Stross cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = subject = genre = Science fiction novel …   Wikipedia

Technological change — Original model of three phases of the process of Technological Change Technological change (TC) is a term that is used to describe the overall process of invention, innovation and diffusion of technology or processes[1][2]. Th …   Wikipedia

Technological convergence — This article is about technology convergence including convergence of media technology. For consolidation of media ownership, see Concentration of media ownership. Technological convergence is the tendency for different technological systems to… …   Wikipedia

Singularity 7 — Infobox comic book title title= Singularity 7 imagesize= caption=A variant cover for Issue 1 schedule= format=Mini series limited =Y publisher=IDW Publishing date= July 2004 January 2005 issues=4 main char team= writers=Ben Templesmith… …   Wikipedia

The Singularity Is Near — The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology   …   Wikipedia