nearsingularity
Nearsingularity refers to a hypothesized near-term phase in AI development in which progress accelerates toward a technological singularity—an anticipated point at which artificial intelligence becomes vastly more capable than human intelligence, triggering rapid, transformative change. The term emphasizes the period before that event, during which advances are expected to intensify and become increasingly disruptive, but not yet self-improving in an uncontrolled way.
Origins and meaning: The singularity concept originated in the work of Vernor Vinge and was popularized by
Indicators and uncertainty: Proponents point to ongoing exponential progress in compute, data, and model scale; improvements
Implications and safety: If near-singularity conditions were realized, organizations might face rapid productivity gains, job displacement,
See also: technological singularity, artificial intelligence, AI alignment.