The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era
[Vernor Vinge]
The Coming Technological Singularity
This paper discusses the concept of a “technological singularity” in which rapid advances in technology will produce beings with intelligence beyond that of humans within 30 years. The main points are as follows.
- The development of AI, computer networks, and close human-computer interfaces could produce intelligence beyond that of humans.
- This “singularity” will come very rapidly and will go beyond human comprehension.
- The arrival of the singularity is inevitable and cannot be prevented even by government regulation.
- The post-singularity world will be so different that it cannot be captured within the framework of human values.
- Intelligence Amplification (IA) is another path to the Singularity and should be pursued through human-machine collaboration.
- The best we can do is to continue our research now so that we can make the singularity better.
The author states that he does not know what the post-singularity world will look like, but that it will be positioned within a long tradition of change and cooperation, and he also stresses the need for careful preparation for the singularity.
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