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Me, myself and AI: Is singularity at hand?
What does it mean to be human? What are the limits of human knowledge? These questions will soon be answered in ways as yet unimaginable.
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Whether machines will surpass man’s intelligence and become sentient and conscious, is the stuff of many a science fiction book and film.
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I have recently learnt a new word, or rather, I have learnt a new context for an old expression. In our fast-changing world, the word “singularity” has acquired fresh and powerful significance.
Mathematicians use the word to describe a point where equations break down and no longer apply. A geographic singularity is the North Pole, from where you can go no farther north, nor east or west, for every direction is south. A cosmic singularity is a black hole, a place where everything ends.
