> What would stop someone from asking any subset of the AIs to build a smarter one? Nothing, and yet that would be a product of the singularity, not its cause.

> What would stop someone from asking any subset of the AIs to build a smarter one? Nothing, and yet that would be a product of the singularity, not its cause. Also, a superintelligent (maybe invincible) AI acting against humans could reduce the rate of human technological progress to zero, therefore ending the singularity. It's two separate concepts, they have some interaction but should not be confused.