During the media blitz over the potential threat now posed by artificial intelligence, I asked OpenAI’s ChatGPT “Is the technological singularity coming?” Here is the response:
ChatGPT: The coming technological singularity is a hypothetical scenario in which artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and becomes capable of self-improvement and innovation at an exponential rate. Some experts predict that this could happen by the end of this decade, while others are more skeptical. The implications of such a radical transformation are unknown and potentially unpredictable, posing both opportunities and challenges for humanity. Some possible outcomes include the emergence of a post-human era, the extinction of biological life, or the coexistence of diverse forms of intelligence.
ChatGPT: The coming technological singularity is a hypothetical scenario in which artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and becomes capable of self-improvement and innovation at an exponential rate. Some experts predict that this could happen by the end of this decade, while others are more skeptical. The implications of such a radical transformation are unknown and potentially unpredictable, posing both opportunities and challenges for humanity. Some possible outcomes include the emergence of a post-human era, the extinction of biological life, or the coexistence of diverse forms of intelligence.