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#vernor-vinge

33 years ago, Vernor Vinge (1944-2024) coined the term "Singularity" in reference to the point at which technological progress, driven by superhumanly intelligent machines, would be so great as to render our current models would be good as discarded. He predicted this event to occur ~30 years on.

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Vernor Vinge coined the term 'Singularity' 33 years ago, predicting that superintelligent machines would lead to rapid technological progress beyond current models in about 30 years.

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33 years ago, Vernor Vinge (1944-2024) coined the term "Singularity" in reference to the point at which technological progress, driven by superhumanly intelligent machines, would be so great as to render our current models would be good as discarded. He predicted this event to occur ~30 years on.

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