Humanity’s countdown to a technological breaking point now has a startlingly specific number on it: 19 years. One of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Futurists have long debated the arrival of the singularity, when human and artificial intelligence will merge, a concept borrowed ...

Ray Kurzweil has left a mark on our lives. The 76-year-old computer scientist, author, inventor and futurist is responsible for advances in technologies we take for granted: optical character ...

In 2015, Waitbutwhy.com had some articles and diagrams explaining how the artificial intelligence revolution of a technological singularity would play out. The diagram above shows how there would be a ...

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has made a compelling statement suggesting that humanity may be nearing the “singularity”—a critical juncture where artificial intelligence (AI) surpasses human intelligence ...

In the world of artificial intelligence, the idea of “singularity” looms large. This slippery concept describes the moment AI exceeds beyond human control and rapidly transforms society. The tricky ...

Not enough to worry about these days? Imagine AI achieving singularity. With artificial intelligence ever more ubiquitous, some worry about it going rogue and achieving what’s known as singularity: A ...

Emotions may be a necessary ingredient to bring about a truly conscious AI, some scientists believe. A tech company is working on creating “micro-emotions” within AI to see how it effects their ...