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A singularity is a point where the normal rules stop working. Physicists use it for the centre of a black hole, where the equations break down completely. The famous use is about technology, and it is the one you will meet: the singularity is a predicted moment when machines become able to improve themselves — each version building a better next version — faster than people can follow, so that nothing beyond it can be predicted from here. It is a forecast, not a fact, and no date is agreed on. Notice what it does not claim: not that machines turn evil, only that change could outrun our ability to steer it. It takes the: the singularity.

Una singularity (singularidad) es un punto donde dejan de valer las reglas normales; en física, el centro de un agujero negro. El uso famoso es tecnológico: el momento previsto en que las máquinas se mejoren a sí mismas más rápido de lo que podamos seguir. Es un pronóstico, no un hecho. No dice que se vuelvan malvadas, sino que el cambio se nos escape.

Uma singularity (singularidade) é um ponto onde as regras normais deixam de valer; na física, o centro de um buraco negro. O uso famoso é tecnológico: o momento previsto em que as máquinas consigam melhorar a si mesmas mais depressa do que conseguimos acompanhar, tornando o depois impossível de prever. É uma previsão, não um fato. Não diz que as máquinas fiquem más, e sim que a mudança nos escape.

Une singularity (singularité) est un point où les règles ordinaires cessent de valoir ; en physique, le centre d'un trou noir. L'usage célèbre est technologique : le moment prévu où les machines pourront s'améliorer elles-mêmes plus vite que nous ne suivons, rendant la suite imprévisible. C'est une prévision, pas un fait. Elle ne dit pas que les machines deviennent mauvaises, mais que le changement nous échappe.

Singularity adalah titik ketika aturan biasa berhenti berlaku; dalam fisika, pusat lubang hitam. Pemakaian terkenalnya soal teknologi: saat yang diramalkan ketika mesin bisa memperbaiki dirinya sendiri lebih cepat daripada yang bisa kita ikuti, sehingga sesudahnya mustahil diramalkan. Ini ramalan, bukan fakta. Bukan berarti mesin jadi jahat, melainkan perubahan lepas dari kendali kita.

Singularity, sıradan kuralların işlemez olduğu noktadır; fizikte kara deliğin merkezi. Ünlü kullanımı teknolojiktir: makinelerin kendilerini bizim izleyebileceğimizden hızlı geliştirebileceği, böylece sonrasının öngörülemez olacağı varsayılan an. Bir tahmindir, olgu değil. Makineler kötüleşir demez; değişimin yönetimimizden çıkabileceğini söyler.

Singularity とは、ふつうの法則が通用しなくなる点です。物理学ではブラックホールの中心を指し、そこでは方程式が破綻します。よく耳にするのは技術の用法でしょう。機械が自分自身を改良できるようになり、それが人間の追える速さを超えると予測される瞬間です。事実ではなく予測で、時期の合意もありません。機械が邪悪になるとは言っていません。変化が手に負えなくなる、という話です。

  1. 01

    noun

    the imagined point where machine intelligence outruns human control

    He treats the singularity as a story, not a date.

  2. 02

    noun

    a point where the usual laws break down, as at the centre of a black hole

    Physics hands you a singularity and stops.

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