Philosophies & Movements
The Singularity
A hypothetical future point at which technological growth — especially in artificial intelligence — accelerates beyond human ability to predict or control, often associated with the emergence of superintelligent systems that reshape civilization.
Origin
The conceptual roots trace to I.J. Good’s 1965 “intelligence explosion” argument, but the phrase “technological singularity” and the framing most widely used today were popularized by science-fiction author and mathematician Vernor Vinge in this 1993 essay.