The unpredictable horizon of the Singularity

“The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do.” The reflection attributed to B. F. Skinner feels increasingly relevant as we approach what many describe as the technological frontier of our age: the Singularity. A moment, hypothetical yet increasingly plausible, when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and begins to evolve beyond our capacity to fully understand or control. The idea of the Singularity has long been associated with thinkers such as Ray Kurzweil, who predicted a point where technological growth becomes exponential and irreversible.