Singularity Quotes by Top Minds.

Collection of the best singularity quotes by top minds. Singularity: a future point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in consequences for human civilization.

“As Irving Good realized in 1965, machines with superhuman intelligence could repeatedly improve their design even further, triggering what Vernor Vinge called a ‘singularity.'” ~Stephen Hawking
“My worst fear is that we, the industry, cause significant harm to the world. I think, if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong and we want to be vocal about that and work with the government on that.” ~Sam Altman
“Our intuition about the future is linear. But the reality of information technology is exponential, and that makes a profound difference. If I take 30 steps linearly, I get to 30. If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion.” ~Ray Kurzweil
“It’s not if technology will become more intelligence than humans, it’s when.” ~Dave Waters
“Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make.” ~Nick Bostrom
“We believe the singularity is inevitable, and all businesses will be redefined as computers overtake humans in intelligence.” ~Masayoshi Son
“The pace of progress in artificial intelligence (I’m not referring to narrow AI) is incredibly fast. Unless you have direct exposure to groups like Deepmind, you have no idea how fast — it is growing at a pace close to exponential. The risk of something seriously dangerous happening is in the five-year time frame. 10 years at most.” ~Elon Musk
“When you talk to a human in 2035, you’ll be talking to someone that’s a combination of biological and non-biological intelligence.” ~Ray Kurzweil
“What I have talked about in the past regarding artificial intelligence seems to be coming true. Need to talk more about singularity and superintelligence because that is where we are headed.” ~Dave Waters
“It seems probable that once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers… They would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits. At some stage, therefore, we should have to expect the machines to take control.” ~Alan Turing
“The human race is currently in the middle of a science fiction movie. Will technology and robots take over earth or will we prevail? The decisions we make today will determine if the human race continues as the dominant force.” ~Dave Waters
“Even if we passed a sensible AI law this year that struck that balance … between oversight guardrails, but also the need to innovate — it might be outdated very quickly. So, figuring out that dynamic regulatory model without stifling innovation, I think, is the core dilemma.” ~Mike Gallagher
“I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans’ natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology.” ~Vernor Vinge
“By the time we get to the 2040s, we’ll be able to multiply human intelligence a billionfold. That will be a profound change that’s singular in nature. Computers are going to keep getting smaller and smaller. Ultimately, they will go inside our bodies and brains and make us healthier, make us smarter.” ~Ray Kurzweil
“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race… It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete, and would be superseded.” ~Stephen Hawking
“Time to behave, so when Artificial Intelligence becomes our overlord, we’ve reduced the reasons for it to exterminate us all.” ~Neil deGrasse Tyson
“I don’t want to really scare you, but it was alarming how many people I talked to who are highly placed people in AI who have retreats that are sort of ‘bug out’ houses, to which they could flee if it all hits the fan.” ~James Barrat
“Old is New Again: Nuclear Arms Race = Artificial Intelligence Race.” ~Dave Waters
“Within a few decades, machine intelligence will surpass human intelligence, leading to The Singularity — technological change so rapid and profound it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history.” ~Ray Kurzweil