A hypothetical point where AI races beyond human understanding and control.
The Singularity is when the robot vacuum finds the turbo button. Cute one minute. Redecorating the house at 3 a.m. the next.
It is a sci-fi “what if,” not a sure event. It imagines super-smart AI racing past control, then changing society too fast to steer.
AGI
AGI is the usual starting point for Singularity talk.
Superintelligence
Superintelligence is the force that could make the Singularity speed up.
Alignment
Alignment decides whether Singularity risks can be held in check.