A Trilemma for the Singularitarian

Q1 Arts and Humanities Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1007/s13347-023-00653-4
Melvin Chen
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Abstract Singularitarianism is a view that is grounded in certain claims about the technological singularity. In this paper, I identify a trilemma that confronts singularitarianism. This trilemma may be characterized in terms of the following horns: the concept of a technological singularity having a literal sense, the concept of a technological singularity having a metaphorical sense, and the concept of a technological singularity having neither a literal nor a metaphorical sense (i.e., its being nonsensical). I will outline the unpalatable consequences that are associated with each of these three horns of the trilemma. I will also anticipate a few argumentative moves on behalf of singularitarianism and suggest why these moves may be insufficient. I will conclude by arguing that we have good philosophical grounds to defend an eliminativism about the concept of the technological singularity.
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奇点论者的三难选择
奇点主义是一种以技术奇点的某些主张为基础的观点。在本文中,我确定了奇点主义面临的三难困境。这种三难困境可以从以下几个方面来描述:具有字面意义的技术奇点概念,具有隐喻意义的技术奇点概念,以及既没有字面意义也没有隐喻意义的技术奇点概念(即,它是无意义的)。我将概述与三难困境的这三个角相关的令人不快的后果。我还将预测代表奇点主义的一些争论性举动,并建议为什么这些举动可能是不够的。最后,我认为我们有很好的哲学基础来捍卫关于技术奇点概念的消除主义。
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