The Singularity is Coming

By Tony Thorne MBE

This updated ‘fiction to fact’ book is about THE SINGULARITY, and the resulting Artificial Intelligence Explosion. It includes both fact and fiction sections. A singularity is a one way event which cannot be reversed. The event explored in this book is Artificial General Intelligence and how its runaway consequences will change our way of life… completely, and very soon now. Many scientists, and other experts, believe it is a far greater menace than global warming, or even a nuclear war, and it may have already begun. AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) computers will follow on from the Smart devices we already have today. New intelligent lifeforms much more clever than we are and able to work unaided 7 days a week for no pay. More incredible developments will appear after them, and then more and more again, leading to ASI (Artificial Super Intelligence). That Singularity and the runaway situation it will cause, will change our way of life forever. Will humanity be ready for such an awesome event? Read this book and the author's conclusions about what is comingand then decide for yourself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Publishdrive
• Release date: Aug 30, 2015

Tony Thorne MBE

I am an Englishman, born and technically educated in London, England, and now living in Austria; but in the winter, in the warmer Canary Island of Tenerife. I originally qualified as a Chartered Design Engineer, specializing in Applied Physics products. For developments in the field of low temperature (cryo)surgery instruments, and very high temperature (carbon fibre) processing furnaces, the Queen awarded me an MBE. Earlier in life I also wrote and sold science-fiction and humorous stories, was an active SF Fan, and a spare time lecturer for the British Interplanetary Society. Now retired I write quirky speculative fiction; mostly tall Science Fiction and Macabre tales, with over 100 short stories published in various collections, including MACABRE TALES, THE BEST OF THE TENERIFE TALL TALES, THE JUNIOR PHILOSOPHY SOCIETY, BEST SELLING AUTHOR PLAN etc.. The first 4 volumes in my near future, 5 stars SF espionage series for general readers, POINTS OF VIEW, are now available from Amazon, Smashwords etc. My best selling title, THE SINGULARITY IS COMING, is published in English and Chinese versions.