Sentence examples for idea of singularity from inspiring English sources

At the same time, some of the most influential intellectuals in the 20th century, including Daniel Dennett and Noam Chomsky, dismiss the idea of singularity as an urban legend or even as science fiction.

Ray Kurzweil's idea of "singularity," by contrast, contains futuristic, monistic and elitist elements.

A student was just talking to me about this idea of singularity and machines being able to move past the point of needing humans.

It oozed Gibson, discussing ideas of singularity, and the ultimate intertwining of man and machine, seeing Johnny Depp reach beyond death via the digital realm.

We started Getaround initially as an idea out of singularity university, with basically the goal to positively impact a billion people within ten years.

Many wormhole theories draw on the idea of a singularity or black hole, and most physicists agree that nearing a singularity would tear us apart.

The idea of financial singularity may seem inspiring; but it is no less illusory than the rational Utopia that inspired generations of central planners.

Here, first a combative Protestantism, then a succession of successful wars against the hegemonic rulers of Europe (from the Sun King and Napoleon to Hitler) gave the idea of insular singularity a peculiar emotional heft.

The film plays with the idea of "the singularity", a term coined by Hassabis' new boss and Google's Director of Engineering, Ray Kurzweil, to refer to the moment when humans and machines will "converge".

Kurzweil, 66, who is considered by some to be the world's leading artificial intelligence (AI) visionary, is recognised by technologists for popularising the idea of "the singularity" – the moment in the future when men and machines will supposedly converge.

Profile: Kurzweil made his name with a series of inventions – the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind; the first synth capable of accurately replicating orchestral instruments – and after popularising the idea of the singularity (see "A futurist glossary, below"), he is now turning the bulk of his attention to reverse-engineering (structurally analysing) the brain.