Engineer Cam Pedersen calculated the technological singularity to happen on July 18, 2034, by tracking the accelerating rate of human attention to AI, not machine capability.

As AI integrates more within our lives, the chance of humanity reaching the condition known as singularity increases. Defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica as the "theoretical condition that could ...

Today, artificial intelligence is fast becoming an ever-present part of our lives. AI chatbots have proliferated alongside other generative AI technologies capable of pumping out synthetic "art," ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “The singularity,” the moment where AI is no longer under human control, is less than a decade ...

I have long flirted with the idea that I’m an audiophile, though I don’t typically spend thousands of dollars on either headphones or speakers, and I only sporadically indulge in lossless audio. True ...

Ray Kurzweil has left a mark on our lives. The 76-year-old computer scientist, author, inventor and futurist is responsible for advances in technologies we take for granted: optical character ...

On Wednesday, author David Brin announced that Vernor Vinge, sci-fi author, former professor, and father of the technological singularity concept, died from Parkinson's disease at age 79 on March 20, ...

I always thought "the singularity" was a wonderful sci-fi concept to explore, but hardly a likely outcome, let alone inevitable. I mean, in physics we really try to avoid or resolve singularities, ...

The gap between where we are and where we need to be for any sort of technology 'singularity' to occur is huge -- and the measures futurologists point to don't actually seem to address the problem.