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Technological Singularity

the possible point in the future of humankind, where a person creates an artificial intelligence, smarter than the creator. It has a huge impact-this would mean that the AI would be later able to create a second generation of intelligence is greater than itself, which is able to create something more meaningful, and so on. In a remarkably short period of time, an event that the product as an "intelligence explosion" as the sum knowledge of mankind would lead to rapid growth.

When this event occurred, estimates vary wildly, and account should be taken of any one estimate is more reliable than any other firm. Renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil has pegged his latest estimate of 2045, as the psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker noted declines that will ever happen.

the singularity in a responsible strong risks. For example, if left unchecked, the AIs could develop preservation instincts and decide that humanity as the dominant force on Earth ".

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