The Technological Singularity as the Emergence of a Collective Consciousness: An Anthropological Perspective

Abstract

The technological singularity is popularly envisioned as a point in time when (a) an explosion of growth in artificial intelligence (AI) leads to machines becoming smarter than humans in every capacity, even gaining consciousness in the process; or (b) humans become so integrated with AI that we could no longer be called human in the traditional sense. This article argues that the technological singularity does not represent a point in time but a process in the ongoing construction of a collective consciousness. Innovations from the earliest graphic representations to the present reduced the time it took to transmit information, reducing the cognitive space between individuals. The steady pace of innovations ultimately led to the communications satellite, fast-tracking this collective consciousness. The development of AI in the late 1960s has been the latest innovation in this process, increasing the speed of information while allowing individuals to shape events as they happen.

Singularitas teknologi dalam perspektif filsafat pendidikan

“…Satelit telekomunikasi merupakan titik waktu manusia secara kolektif bisa mengalami suatu peristiwa hampir bersamaan, melalui perangkat seluler, internet, dan berbagai media sosial yang menempati pikiran dan waktu orang. Umat manusia harus berharap bahwa terobosan masa depan dalam AI hanya akan meningkatkan kemampuan manusia untuk berbagi informasi lebih cepat dan efisien, mengompresi waktu dan ruang dalam jaringan individu yang terhubung dan terus berkembang (O'Lemmon, 2020).…”

Industry X.0: The Food Industry

“…В то же время целесообразно учитывать как позитивные, так и негативные элементы глобальной цифровизации общества. В частности, предвидеть проблему технологической сингулярности и формировать гибкие производственные решения (Meade & Islam, 2006;O'Lemmon, 2020).…”