oldmanhero OP t1_j15qd15 wrote on December 21, 2022 at 9:28 PM

Reply to comment by AdditionalPizza in Are we already in the midst of a singularity? by oldmanhero

Just to be clear, this is not the definition I am using. The definition I am using is the point at which humanity can no longer "keep up" with the pace of technological change. That is a fuzzy concept, and as such not a point-like moment in time.

I'd hoped that much was obvious from the initial post, since I talked explicitly about the inability of institutions to keep pace.

AdditionalPizza t1_j15w7ty wrote on December 21, 2022 at 10:08 PM

You could use other terms, such as Transformative AI. It describes the exact situation you're expressing. I don't want to sound like a nitpicking idiot or anything, but it's an important distinction that the singularity is in fact a moment and that we're either pre-singularity or post-singularity. You can make the argument that we're already post singularity, I'd probably disagree, but the opinion is your own.

I was just clarifying because it pops up in this sub often that people have this idea of the singularity and to be honest I'm not sure where that idea is coming from other than maybe being a feedback loop within this sub and similar online discussions that began as a misinterpretation of why we use the word singularity for a specific use-case.

Of course you're free to ignore me altogether haha, to each their own.