Science

On the aisles of a local store, one can’t really ignore the proliferation of pink packaged products, all lined up and ready to help consumers “help” breast cancer research. The pink ribbon and the pinkness of everything around October is seemingly done up with good intentions. After all, it’s to help promote awareness; a portion of your proceeds when you purchase that pink ribbon item is going toward a charity of some sort. Right?
 

While researching technological singularity this week, I kept finding myself barely able to comprehend the concept. This is not surprising in light of the fact that Singularity is based on the idea that technology will one day become so advanced that we cannot predict or fathom its future capabilities and how they will change the world. The easiest way I found to interpret Singularity is to look at novels, television shows, and films that have toyed with its implications. The Outer Limits, I, Robot, The Matrix, and Artificial Intelligence all imagine a future where technology has matched or surpassed human ability.