He claimed that nearby gun thunder cleared the mind - but most everybody else agreed it made you daft.

The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.

Effective translation of natural languages comes awfully close to requiring a sentient translator program.

Another symptom of progress toward the Singularity: ideas themselves should spread ever faster, and even the most radical will quickly become commonplace.

Technical people don't make good slaves. Without their wholehearted cooperation, things fall apart.

But if the technological Singularity can happen, it will.

The voice was gentle, like a scalpel petting the short hairs of your throat.