Singularity
These swirls of light could be signs of a previous universe existing before ours
Most cosmologists agree we live in an expanding Universe that started as a point called a singularity, and that we don't know what happened before it — or what could lie in our future. However, a recent discovery might lead credence to the belief that there existed a universe before the big bang.
The future is going to be weird, but at least Joelle Renstrom is here to explain it to us
Writer Joelle Renstrom contemplates the singularity and suggests that the rise of machines will lead humans into deeper isolation.
A seemingly benign viral game about paperclips reveals why AI could be a huge danger to humanity
A virally popular browser game illustrates a famous thought experiment about the dangers of AI.
Experts predict when AI will exceed human performance
A matter of when, not if.
The Japanese tech billionaire behind SoftBank thinks the 'singularity' will occur within 30 years
Singularity is the point when machine intelligence surpasses our own and goes on to improve itself at an exponential rate.
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We asked a physicist if we live in 'The Matrix' — and he said the odds look good
Is this real life? Or is this just fantasy?
There could be a wild, sci-fi reason that SoftBank is spending $32 billion to buy mobile chip designer ARM Holdings
Preparing for the "singularity."
An economist told us 5 huge changes that could happen when robots take over the economy
More money than Powerball.
9 crazy things that could happen after the singularity, when robots become smarter than humans
We'll be immortal. As long as the robots don't kill us.
8 People Who Implanted Tech Gadgets Directly Into Their Bodies
There are a few brave souls out at the edge of the singularity now. Sometimes they even call themselves cyborgs.
Scientists Are Afraid To Talk About The Robot Apocalypse, And That's A Problem
A serious look at sci-fi robot takeover.
Why We Can't Yet Build True Artificial Intelligence, Explained In One Sentence
Futurist thinker Jarion Lanier spells it out.
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By 2045 'The Top Species Will No Longer Be Humans,' And That Could Be A Problem
"You're going to see that the top species will no longer be humans, but machines."
Ray Kurzweil Explains How Our Brains Will Be Powered By Computers In 2035
Computers on the brain? In a matter of speaking, yes.
Coming In 2045: Digital Immortality By Uploading Our Minds To Computers
By 2045, humans will achieve digital immortality by uploading their minds to computers — or at least that's what some futurists believe.