The Technological Singularity

The Technological Singularity
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Abstract— The concept regarding technological singularity is
enhancing with the passage of time. The discussion in this paper
primarily seeks towards addressing the major points in relation
to TS, while focusing on the essential features that are brought
about with the major impacts of TS and the ways in which this
technological shift is being focused upon. The following points in
this discussion also focus on the potential obstacles that would be
brought with TS and the ways of avoiding them. Further, a wide
consideration of aspects has been drawn over the different social
impacts that are being made with the impact of TS. This paper
concludes with understanding the limitations and assumptions
that have been considered during presenting the discussions.
Keywords— Technological singularity, autonomous,
demographic, GDP
I. INTRODUCTION
The technological field is progressing at a rapid pace and
with this there have been much kind of exponential trends that
have shown the rapid speed at which humans are progressing
towards the trend. With the wide growth of technological
systems, the steep of the exponential growth develops.
Humans are considered to be living at the edge of changes as
compared to the proliferation of human race on Earth [1]. In
the present times, there has been one conversation that has
been centred on the ever-progressing aspect of changes made
by technology in the human life.
The subject of technological singularity (TS) would also be
considered as a methodological debate. The discussion in this
paper would majorly focus on the different concepts in
relation to TS, the essential features that are supported with
TS while also discussing the different ways in which TS could
be conceived by futurists. While discussing the above aspects,
the present, emerging and future technologies that would drive
users towards TS have been discussed. Moreover, the
obstacles that could be focused for the adoption of TS have
been discussed. This paper would highlight the ethical, social,
moral, legal, environmental, economic and demographic
impact made by TS.
II. DISCUSSION
The concept of TS has gained tremendous interest among
the technological experts and it leads to a predicted possibility
for the mid-term future. TS could be used for describing the
transformation that could be noticeable because of a kind of
intersection that would be drawn between artificial
intelligence, technology and humans [3]. The aspect of
technological singularity could be defined as an era in which
human intelligence would transform to non-biological and
would also become trillion times robust. The idea of
technological singularity has majorly evolved and has been
modified over the years of research based on the complexity
of the subject. This term was initially coined by John von
Neumann in 1958 as a kind of technology that would be able
to lead towards a fundamental change in the life of humans.
A. Technological Features of Technological Singularity
The concept of TS dictates the fact that singularity would
be a leading factor for the growth of intelligent beings. The
machines would thus be able to create things that would be
unimaginable as well as intelligent. Although the technology
of TS is within its conceptual stages but it would be take a
certain number of years before individuals would be able to
reap the full benefits of the technology. With the
implementation of TS, it would also be able to accompany
speed improvements in which they would be compatible with
AIs [4]. Hence, this could be considered as another step that
would lead towards automation of human tasks.
Futurists have also established concepts that related to
improvements in post-singularity and the changes that would
be introduced towards intelligence and machine speed. This
can be discussed as a significant impact towards the
development and improvements in human history [5]. Further,
futurists would be able to conceive the technology by using
improved processing power, higher intelligence and accessible
memory limits based on their minds. The human minds could
be ported to some other form of hardware over which the
intelligence machine would perform their functionalities.
Thus, as per different predictions made by futurists, it can be
discussed that by 2020, the use of computer systems would be
made more robust and similar to the functioning of the human
brain. However, humans would be able to perform reverse-
engineering functions by the year 2029, which can also be
described as a major breakthrough within the aspect of TS [2].
It would further help in the development and progress in AI
while exploring new ideas in the form of mind uploading.
B. Current, Emerging and Future Technologies Driving
Towards TS
With the rapid proliferation of technology, there has been
much kind of exponential trends that have been added in
accordance to Moore’s Law [2]. This includes the aspect that
the number of computers that would be connected to the
Internet would increase. According to the analysis over
current and emerging technologies being used, it can be
discussed that technological developments brought in the field
of AI, cloud technologies; robotic systems and other
advancements have been forming a leading factor for the
human race towards servitude [6]. The computing systems
keep a track of all forms of human activity and complex
systems such as global and stock markets while also being
able to control the use of dangerous weapons. Additionally,
the impact of robotic systems has transformed the reality of
automation in replacement of jobs, which includes the fact of
construction of computer chips and manufacturing of
automobiles.
According to the futuristic impacts that could be made with
the help of technological impacts, it can be discussed that
machines would form a tendency to improve their standards
[7]. Based on the recent trends made by technological
progress, some of the future predictions that could be made in
relation to the technological progress by the year 2045 are: