Topic > Analyzing the Technological Singularity - 670

From 1963 to today we have unpredictable developments in machines with Moore's law showing that on the microprocessor the number of transistors grows more than six million times in this period of time. Professor Kevin Warwick says that by 2050 robots will become the dominant life form and take over the human race. Warwick is wrong to some extent; robots will not take over the world, but rather merge with humans. An exploration of the processing power and technological advances of robots 50 years from now, the technological singularity, and the coexistence of machines and humans in the future will demonstrate why machines will become the dominant life form. The current pace of rapid exponential improvement in technology will continue until 2050 and beyond, until robots surpass human intelligence. Hans Moravec, a leading robotics expert, believes that by 2020 robots will be programmed with a basic level of human reasoning and emotions; this will allow them to carry out household tasks and have the ability to respond to social stimuli. Robots must replicate human behavior to be useful. Even acts like walking and sitting, all subtly, involve feelings. Given the widespread use of robots that require human behavior, Hans Moravec predicts that this will lead, by 2020, to the appearance of intelligent robots that will exhibit behaviors very similar to humans. Therefore, as this will likely happen by 2020, it is very likely that machines will surpass human intelligence by 2050 and become the dominant life on earth. The technological singularity, or simply the singularity, is a theoretical moment in time when artificial intelligence will have progressed to the point of greater-than-human intelligence that will "radically" change... middle of paper... d , and the knowledge sharing ability of our machines. Warwick is incorrect in his statement as machines are much more likely to coexist and merge peacefully with humans rather than a violent takeover. This was illustrated through the analysis of the processing power and technological advances of robots in 50 years. The technological singularity and coexistence of machines and humans in the future will demonstrate why machines will become the dominant life form. Technology has come a long way in the last 50 years and if current trends continue it is possible that machines will surpass humans in terms of intelligence. This moment should not be feared but rather anticipated as the singularity and subsequent years could mark new realizations about the universe, science and nature that could not be predicted with current intelligence systems..