singularity, theoretical condition that could arrive in the near future when a synthesis of several powerful new technologies will radically change the realities in which we find ourselves in an unpredictable manner. Most notably, the singularity would involve computer programs becoming so advanced that artificial intelligence transcends human intelligence, potentially erasing the boundary between humanity and computers. Often, nanotechnology is included as one of the key technologies that will make the singularity happen. In 1993 the magazine Whole Earth Review published an article titled “Technological Singularity” by Vernor Vinge, a computer scientist and science fiction author. Vinge imagined that future