Singularity

A singularity is the idea of a future moment when artificial intelligence becomes smarter than humans and starts improving itself faster than people can easily understand or control.

Think of it like a snowball rolling downhill. At first, humans are pushing the snowball. But eventually, it gets big enough and fast enough that it starts racing ahead on its own.

In plain English: the singularity is the point where AI may stop being just another tool and become something that changes the world in ways we can’t fully predict.

Important note: it has not happened, and experts disagree on whether it ever will.