Reddit post argues singularity is a gradual transition, not a sudden event
A Reddit post on r/singularity challenges the popular image of the technological singularity as a discrete event, arguing instead that it will be a cumulative transition as AI systems become embedded in critical infrastructure and human institutions lose detailed oversight. The post suggests that meaningful control will erode gradually rather than through a single superintelligence emergence.
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