The Singularity.
For any of my friends or acquaintances who have held a brief conversation with me over the past year, I may or may not have brought up the idea of the Singularity and its possible implications on the present and future timeline. For about a year, I've let it dictate my decision making in terms of pursuing a higher level of academics and definite career change. Some may have considered my views as a little off tangent and kinda loopy but with this post I'll attempt to clarify my views and explain why I'm so interested in it - and possibly why you should be interested in it too. So, first of all, what is The Singularity (shortened form of the "Technological Singularity")? Wikipedia defines it as "a theoretical moment in time when artificial intelligence will have progressed to the point of a greater-than-human intelligence that will 'radically change human civilization, and perhaps even human nature itself.'" Fair enough, but that sounds a littl...