A collection of theories and strategies for achieving technological singularity in the 21st Century.
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Technological singularity is a composition of technologies, sciences & methodologies that lead to or drive –
- Biotechnology with the potential to extend of human capability, health & longevity
- Ai with capacity and intelligence equal to or greater than humans
- Ao (automation) with capacity and productivity equal to or greater than humans
- Xr with interfaces, information & integration that enhances the software experience
One of the key facets of technological singularity is that it is widely believed that achieving it will bring about a flurry of convenience, productivity, health & longevity enhancements that will enhance human potential beyond what we could ever hope to.
Early authors on Singularity, such as Vinge (1993) and Kurzweil (2005), primarily focus on artificial intelligence and biotechnology with a furistic lens on its societal impact, however, with this piece I will provide a series of substantial, feasible pathways and strategies to achieving the first generation of technological singularity with a well reasoned & strong set of theories and examples for each key category of technology that will accompany technological singularity, in addition to the execution & management technique of this strategy with each key singularity technology in mind (listed above).
Workflow
ML for Software and Ai / coming soon— ML languages such as F#, OCaml & ReasonML are simply the best languages for software and Ai. Herein I will discuss and provide several examples of code.
Ai and Human Productivity / coming soon — Artificial Intelligence in the 21st Century and beyond is incredibly transformative for human productivity, transforming from a complex set of mathematics and rigorous programs to being a true partner in our workflow. How will improvements in Ai advance our performance in the workplace?
Technology in the 21st Century
Democracy and Technology — Technological advancements in the 21st Century must accommodate for human rights, democracy, privacy, gender equality, social good & the economic and skills advancement of the impoverished. How does our society adjust in an age of rapid technological advancements?
Durable Systems — Building systems that last centuries, from opaque systems to highly dynamic & resilient transparent ecosystems that iterate and continuously adapt to new circumstances and pressures, as well as recover from loss and erosion of its components.
Zero Accidents & Public Safety––How to innovate technological singularity to build a world with zero accidents & security influencing a golden age of peace, progress and innovation? How does society, policing & security operate within the age of technological singularity?
What is Ao — Ao is a device or machine driven by an automated system with Ai, for example these devices could be internet-of-things, neurotechnology, RFIDs, beacons, 3D-printers, autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics.
Automation and Ao––Ai and Ao in the 21st Century will fundamentally transform our world, bringing a flurry of new fields, such as automated construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, and terraforming. This will fundamentally transform our society in innumerably imaginable ways, transforming whole cities, real estate and economies.
Ai and Healthcare — How does Singularity accommodate for healthcare? What does healthcare look like in the age of Singularity?
Ai, Ao & the Environment — How does Ai and Ao accommodate for protecting and enhancing the environment? How do these components contribute to the existing biomes and ecosystems they influence?
AR & VR — Augmented & Virtual Reality will profoundly affect our society in ways that we can imagine today. These technologies will allow us to make imagination a reality in a rapid amount of time. These technologies will allow for an amazing explosion of creativity and productivity.
The Quantum Age — Quantum physics, computing, networking & more will define the 21st Century.
Singularity Technology
Life Sciences & Biotech for Singularity — Starting with life augmentation, life extension, and eventually reaching immortality; in addition to other technologies such as suspended animation, cryonics, regenerative health, advanced immunology, biotechnology in the age of Singularity assures that people will gain new capabilities and enhancements.
Strong Ai for Singularity — Ai that operates with big data from your everyday consumer device to the home to the office to a city-region wide scale. Strong Ai is expected to operate on city-wide to regional scales, with knowledge, however not expertise, of planetary scale systems. This stage of Ai manages software that is built for healthcare & longevity, streamlined conveniences & new capabilities that automate traditional human-held operations.
Strong Ao for Singularity — Ao that is heavy-duty, operating on industrial scales such as manufacturing, construction, infrastructure. This is Ao for organizational work that replaces or augments humans, constructing buildings, infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, etc.
Super Ai for Singularity — Ai that operates with big data, in addition to managing a cluster of Strong Ai. Super Ai is intended to operate on a planetary scale. This stage of Ai is also concerned strongly with genetic engineering plants & animals to replace or compete with various products, processes, enhancing biomes and gaining planetary-level guidance over Earth’s ecosystem and economy.
Super Ao for Singularity — Ao that operates on an extremely large scale, that can build whole neighborhoods, cities, transform biomes, reproduce sealed livable environments for underwater & space; this is Ao for operations such as terraforming, asteroid mining, space travel, space colonization & adaptable sustainability to combat pollution on Earth.
Stages of development of Singularity
Pre-Singularity technology & development / coming soon — Early human developments that led from fire, to civilization, the Internet, smartphone and modern day Weak Ai.
Pre-Singularity human dynamics & ecosystems / coming soon — Early human economy & ecosystems that led to social dynamics and ecosystems that grew the economy immensely.
First Generation / coming soon — Ao and services for life augmentation, building a pipeline for end-to-end services that influence wide scale systems that are required for Singularity-level Ai.
Second Generation / coming soon — The pursuit of immortality, space probes & small vehicles, Super Ai.
Third Generation / coming soon — Streaming life, genetic engineering, Ao and IoT, replaces all pre-singularity information systems, infrastructure & signage, large space vehicles, anti-gravity, colonies within inner space.
