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Singularity

Vernor Vinge in front of the FBI logo and the Bureau's file on him | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | The Federal Bureau of Investigation

Surveillance

FBI Spied on Libertarian Sci-Fi Author Vernor Vinge In 'Espionage' Case

The late friend of Reason, who coined the term "technological singularity," landed on the feds' radar for his association with a foreign policy dissident.

Matthew Petti | 9.3.2025 12:33 PM

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Telegraph

The Telegraph Was America's First Singularity

Technological leaps and political upheaval go together like spaghetti and meatballs.

Anthony Comegna | 4.27.2019 6:00 AM

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Wrong about Artificial Intelligence and the Precautionary Principle

The Tesla and SpaceX founder "summons the demon" of regulation.

Ronald Bailey | 7.18.2017 2:40 PM

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Singularity

Zuckerberg and Musk Aim to Make Telepathy a Reality

Fourth Amendment privacy is more important once our thoughts are stored outside our wetware.

Ronald Bailey | 4.20.2017 5:00 PM

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Singularity

Ronald Bailey Comments on The Age of Em at Cato Tomorrow

Come by at 11 am Tuesday, June 7 to hear author Robin Hanson and me.

Ronald Bailey | 6.6.2016 9:45 AM

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Brain

Billions of Artificial Robot Brains Take Over the World: New at Reason

A review of The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life When Robots Rule the Earth

Ronald Bailey | 6.3.2016 1:30 PM

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Artificial Intelligence

Computers as Oracles: True Answers We Won't Understand

DeepMind's AlphaGo may signal the advent of the age of computational thaumaturgy

Ronald Bailey | 1.27.2016 4:33 PM

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Science

Venezuela Bans GMOs, Utopia via the Borg Collective, and Cancer: Bad Luck or Environment?

A scitech research and policy roundup for January 6, 2016

Ronald Bailey | 1.6.2016 12:33 PM

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Artificial Intelligence

How Artificial Stupidity Can Kill Us All

The Singularity is closer and dumber than you think.

Ronald Bailey | 8.7.2015 1:30 PM

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Politics

Declare Your Independence…from Evolution! Here Comes The Singularity and Transhumanism

RU Sirius and Jay Cornell have literally written the book on what's coming next in self-directed evolution.

Nick Gillespie | 7.5.2015 12:14 PM

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Politics

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Transhumanism and the Singularity…

...but were afraid to ask. Q&A with R.U. Sirius & Jay Cornell, authors of Transcendence: The Disinformation Encyclopedia of Transhumanism & the Singularity.

Nick Gillespie | 5.7.2015 8:30 AM

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Politics

What "Out of Control" Biohacking Means for the Future

Q&A With Disinformation Encyclopedia Authors R.U. Sirius and Jay Cornell

Zach Weissmueller | 3.11.2015 9:43 AM

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Politics

The Blockchain: A Supercomputer for Reality

"Everything that can be decentralized, will be decentralized."

Ronald Bailey | 3.6.2015 1:30 PM

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Culture

Singularity Cinema

Matthew Feeney | 8.1.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

Tonight on The Independents: Rise of the Machines! (Bumped)

Matt Welch | 3.28.2014 8:07 PM

Science & Technology

Cyborgian Immortality by 2045

Ronald Bailey | 6.3.2013 12:03 PM

Policy

I, For One, Welcome Our New Robot Overlords

Ronald Bailey | 11.29.2012 9:45 AM

Culture

Here Comes Artificial Intelligence

Ray Kurzweil's new book imagines man-made minds.

Matthew Feeney | 11.13.2012 10:30 AM

Culture

The Singularity as Farce

Two novelists produce a cask-strength science-fiction comedy.

Mike Godwin | 9.18.2012 1:30 PM

Culture

The Case for Enhancing People

Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey argues for using biotech, nanotech, and infotech to enhance human physical, intellectual, and emotional capabilities

Ronald Bailey | 12.20.2011 4:30 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: Singularity University - A School for Entrepreneurs Who Want to Change the World

Reason Staff | 11.9.2011 12:58 PM

Politics

Homesteading on the High Seas

Floating Burning Man, "jurisdictional arbitrage," and other adventures in anarchism

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.28.2008 4:58 PM

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