“WITHIN A FEW DECADES, MACHINE INTELLIGENCE WILL SURPASS HUMAN INTELLIGENCE, LEADING TO THE SINGULARITY – TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE SO RAPID AND PROFOUND IT REPRESENTS A RUPTURE IN THE FABRIC OF HUMAN HISTORY. THE IMPLICATIONS INCLUDE THE MERGER OF BIOLOGICAL AND NONBIOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE, IMMORTAL SOFTWARE-BASED HUMANS, AND ULTRA-HIGH LEVELS OF INTELLIGENCE THAT EXPAND OUTWARD IN THE UNIVERSE AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT.”