Singularities

Hal 9000, from the film
2001, a space odyssey

A singularity is a mathematical concept applied to a function of a variable that reaches an infinite value for one or several finite values of its independent variable.

For example, the function y=1/x presents a singularity for x=0, since it is often said that 1 divided by zero is equal to infinity.

Transhumanism, is it possible?

First, we must differentiate three different concepts:

a)   Technological singularity: the apparently exponential increase of our technological advances will tend to infinity in a very short time. By then, anything we may want to do, will be possible.

b)  Transhumanism: the amelioration of the human species by means of technology.

c)   Posthumanism: the generation of a new species as a hybrid of human beings and technology.