According to Vinge's definition the singularity is when can no longer follow or predict technological evolution. According to I.J. Good it's when RSI starts. Google claims to use RSI.
Summary
A discussion post questioning whether Google's claimed use of recursive self-improvement (RSI) signals the arrival of the technological singularity, invoking Vernor Vinge's and I.J. Good's definitions.
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