What is The Singularity? Version SIAI

The Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence was founded in 2000 with the goal of preventing humanity’s destruction by UnFriendly Artificial Intelligence. Since then, the scope of their mission has grown along with the organization itself.

Funded primarily by PayPal billionaire and Facebook board member Peter Thiel, the SIAI now has plans to enlist prominent scientists to aid their mission, as well as build a rational community and continue to expand the reach of their annual Singularity Summit. Their definition of Singularity focuses on the Intelligence Explosion as opposed to the idea of accelerating technological change.

This summer, we’ll be filming the SIAI’s first “Rationality Boot Camp” in Berkeley, CA.