Singularity

singularity English Proper noun en technology The technological singularity. 2016-04-07 John Markoff When is the Singularity? Probably not in your lifetime https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/science/artificial-intelligence-when-is-the-singularity.html The notion of the Singularity is predicated on Moore's Law, the 1965 observation by the Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, that the number of transistors that can be etched onto a sliver of silicon doubles at roughly two year intervals. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402084445/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/science/artificial-intelligence-when-is-the-singularity.html Usage notes Sometimes capitalized in this manner when referred to as an era or event. Derived terms en Singularitarian