The singularity assumes that a human-level intelligence can build a better-than-human-level intelligence. That fundamental assumption is the difference between

The singularity assumes that a human-level intelligence can build a better-than-human-level intelligence. That fundamental assumption is the difference between breathlessly talking about how fast the singularity is coming and dismissing AGI altogether. If we can build a computer than I’d smarter than we are, then I think we can assume that intelligence can compound. But until that happens, we won’t even know it’s possible.