Singularitarian

See also: singularitarian

English

Alternative forms

• singularitarian

Etymology

From Singularity +‎ -arian, popularized by Ray Kurzweil who credits the term to the extropian Mark Plus (1991).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪŋ.ɡjʊˌlæɹɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪŋ.ɡjəˌlɛɹəˈtɛɹi.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

Noun

Singularitarian (plural Singularitarians)

1. (rare) Someone who supports the technological singularity theory.
   • 2018, Corey Pein, chapter VIII, in Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley‎^[1], Metropolitan Books, →ISBN:

     Rather, Kurzweil writes, he became a Singularitarian as a result of “practical” efforts to make “optimal tactical decisions in launching technology enterprises.” Startups showed him the way! Being a Singularitarian, Kurzweil claims, “is not a matter of faith but one of understanding.” This is a refrain Singularitarians share with Scientologists, for L. Ron Hubbard always marketed his doctrines as “technology”.

Derived terms

• Singularitarianism

Adjective

Singularitarian (comparative more Singularitarian, superlative most Singularitarian)

1. Relating to the technological singularity theory.
   • 2010, Jonathon Keats, Virtual Words: Language on the Edge of Science and Technology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 142:

     “The Coming Technological Singularity” has often been credited with launching a so-called Singularitarian movement.

   • 2018, Corey Pein, chapter VIII, in Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley‎^[2], Metropolitan Books, →ISBN:

     There was always something fundamentally misanthropic about the Singularitarian vision, with its drive for the elimination of the body and its echoes of Christian millenarianism.

Further reading

• Singularitarianism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia