Technological Singularity

When we reach a point where we cannot understand our own technology, but it can understand us.

When mankind reaches a technological singularity, we're fucked.

by Ghost Freeman February 22, 2004

technological singularity

the point in the evolution of humanity where human create a technological intelligence that exceeds the intelligence of humans.

Humans are only 30,000 years old technologically; yet within the next 100 years we may produce a technological singularity where we are no longer the dominant intelligence on Earth.

by ToniT July 27, 2014

Singularity Technologies

The entire category of gadgets, tools, and systems so advanced they are indistinguishable from magic, and were likely invented by an ASI (Artificial Superintelligence) that perceives time in attoseconds and thinks in eleven dimensions. This includes self-improving AI that designs its own successors, nanotech assemblers that can build anything from air, reality simulations indistinguishable from base reality, and technologies that manipulate time, consciousness, or entropy directly. If a human from today understands how it works, it's not a Singularity technology.

Example: "They claimed their 'probability harmonizer' was a Singularity technology. You'd think about needing a coffee, and quantum fluctuations in the local area would nudge someone to bring you one. It wasn't telepathy; it was just exploiting pre-causal macro-scale quantum effects." Singularity Technologies

by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026

Singularity Technologies

The first wave of tools and systems created by or in anticipation of an Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). These are technologies so advanced they seem magical, often self-improving and opaque in their operation. Examples include recursive AI that designs better versions of itself, nanotechnology that can assemble anything from atomic feedstock, and predictive models so accurate they blur the line between simulation and destiny. The key feature is that their full capability and purpose may not be fully understandable to the humans who (theoretically) initiated their creation.

Example: "The company unveiled its first 'Singularity technology': a black box optimizer. You give it any goal—'make the perfect chip,' 'cure this disease'—and it spits out a blueprint and a list of seemingly insane steps to build it. No one knows how it works, but the chips are 1000x faster and the cures work." Singularity Technologies

by Abzugal January 30, 2026