Anyone talking about the “singularity” is using a very specific word. It’s not a term for technology getting awesome. It doesn’t mean people can now generate a Totoro manqué faster than the speed of ...

On Wednesday, author David Brin announced that Vernor Vinge, sci-fi author, former professor, and father of the technological singularity concept, died from Parkinson's disease at age 79 on March 20, ...

The world is awash in predictions of when the singularity will occur or when artificial general intelligence (AGI) will arrive. Some experts predict it will never happen, while others are marking ...

Can we do away with the troublesome singularity at the heart of black holes? A new paper in JCAP reimagines these extreme objects in light of current knowledge. “Hic sunt leones,” remarks Stefano ...

Vernor Vinge, science-fiction author and professor who popularized the idea of an artificial intelligence singularity and the term “cyberspace,” has died at 79. He’s best known for his works “True ...

Black holes are often described as the ultimate no-exit zones of the universe, where gravity becomes so strong that not even light can escape. However, what’s even more intriguing than the black holes ...

The secret to more plentiful, unconventional superconducting materials could lie in an “exotic physics” trigger called the Griffiths singularity. After 55 years, physicists are finally beginning to ...

Elon Musk didn't say we're getting close. He said we're already there. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO on Sunday replied to two separate posts on X with one unmistakable claim: "We have entered the ...

[OpenAI and Sam Altman] are now confident they know how to build AGI as they have traditionally understood it. They believe that, in 2025, the world may see the first AI agents “join the workforce” ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The singularities at the centers of ...