Everything You Need to Know About AI Reaching Singularity

hatGPT and other artificial intelligence programs have been red-hot topics in the news lately, simultaneously wracking nerves and exciting us with new possibilities in medicine, linguistics, and even autonomous driving. There are a ton of “what ifs” in this connected future, causing us to rethink everything from killer robots to our own job security. So should we take a step back from this kind of turbocharged AI to assuage our fears? That depends on who you ask, but it all boils down to the idea of singularity—an “event horizon” in which machine intelligence surpasses our own intelligence. [View in Browser]( [Popular Mechanics]( [SHOP]( [EXCLUSIVE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [Everything You Need to Know About AI Reaching Singularity]( [Everything You Need to Know About AI Reaching Singularity]( [Everything You Need to Know About AI Reaching Singularity]( hatGPT and other artificial intelligence programs have been red-hot topics in the news lately, simultaneously wracking nerves and exciting us with new possibilities in medicine, linguistics, and even autonomous driving. There are a ton of “what ifs” in this connected future, causing us to rethink everything from killer robots to our own job security. So should we take a step back from this kind of turbocharged AI to assuage our fears? That depends on who you ask, but it all boils down to the idea of singularity—an “event horizon” in which machine intelligence surpasses our own intelligence. hatGPT and other artificial intelligence programs have been red-hot topics in the news lately, simultaneously wracking nerves and exciting us with new possibilities in medicine, linguistics, and even autonomous driving. There are a ton of “what ifs” in this connected future, causing us to rethink everything from killer robots to our own job security. So should we take a step back from this kind of turbocharged AI to assuage our fears? That depends on who you ask, but it all boils down to the idea of singularity—an “event horizon” in which machine intelligence surpasses our own intelligence. [Read More]( [Read More]( [A Scientist Says the Singularity Will Happen by 2031]( [A Scientist Says the Singularity Will Happen by 2031]( Maybe even sooner. Are you ready? [Read More]( [Alternate text] [Alternate text] [A Photographer Tried for 5 Years to Enter a Pencil Factory—and the Wait Was Worth It]( [A Photographer Tried for 5 Years to Enter a Pencil Factory—and the Wait Was Worth It]( “I wish people would feel more respect for people that do this work,” says Christopher Payne. [Read More]( [Layer for Outdoor Activities with These 8 Key Pieces]( Layer for Outdoor Activities with These 8 Key Pieces]( Beat the cold while hiking, biking, hunting, skiing, shoveling snow, and more. [Read More]( [Alternate text] [Alternate text] [The Earth Is Getting Salty]( [The Earth Is Getting Salty]( The planet’s natural “salt cycle” is speeding up—and new research shows that we are to blame. [Read More]( [Crabs Keep Migrating Back and Forth From Water to Land, for Some Reason]( [Crabs Keep Migrating Back and Forth From Water to Land, for Some Reason]( Make up your damn minds. [Read More]( [Alternate text] [POP Membership]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [CA Notice at Collection]( Popular Mechanics is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2023 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779