Singularity. These foreign concepts seem to be far from each other and are not directly connected. However, if we deepen our understanding of the development of science and the inevitable progress of technical solutions, then everything will fall into place.
It’s no secret that our dear “Google”, in one of its subdivisions, is closely involved in the development of artificial intelligence.
There is a reason for this, as scientists have predicted that the singularity must be accepted and is not preventable.
Singularity, what would it be?
Let’s clarify the essence of the concept of singularity. There is a cosmic explanation that a singularity is formed at the center of a black hole, as well as at the end or beginning of the universe.
So, in astronomy – a huge mass, concentrated in one point. I think that it is binding for astronomers.
However, I’m not an astronomer, so I’m more interested in the technological singularity.
In a few words, this is a hypothetical event, after which the development of worldwide technology will be practically impossible to predict.
The Singularity and Why It Won’t Be Predictable?
Because new discoveries will happen so quickly that it will simply be impossible to predict what will be discovered even in the next few minutes.
This is not fiction, as everything has developed at an increasing speed in the last hundreds of years.
From the Paleolithic to the Neolithic, the economy doubled in 200,000 years!
During the development of agriculture, it doubled every 900 years! After the industrial revolution, the power of the economy doubles every 15 years
F. Engels was the first to notice the geometric progression of scientific development.
I had two conclusions about it, because I associate this personality with Marxist ideology.
However, the facts are that already in the middle of the 19th century, a prediction was made:
“Science develops exponentially.” (growth rate keeps increasing)
Scientists confirmed this in 1980-1990. years, because it was established that scientific and technical progress develops in a geometric progression.
It follows that the singularity is inevitable.
Singularity and your gadgets.
Haven’t you noticed that computer equipment, your mobile phone, TV get old quickly.
You have not yet mastered the charms of the latest gadget, as the manufacturer of the product is already promoting the next generation wonder.
This is the case in all areas of technology.
Gordon Moore, one of the founders of Intel, predicted that processor capacity would double every 18 months.
He predicted this back in the eighties. In the 1990s, each new generation of processors increased by a thousand transistors, but now processor capacity increases by billions of transistors.
A logical question arises, what will happen when a computer with the power of human intelligence is built?
Traps are already there!
As we know, it is the chatbot “ChatGPT” developed by AI research laboratory “OpenAI”.
A chain reaction will begin! A computer system with the capabilities of human intelligence will begin to develop technical innovations faster than human capabilities.
In practice, even more powerful intelligent computing will be built, while the next computing will build the next super computer, and so it will continue ad infinitum until the end point of physical possibilities is reached.
Singularity, the end point.
All this will happen at an unimaginable speed and we can call this point a technical singularity.
According to scientists, it will happen in 2030-2035. There may not be any barriers to humanity’s merging with virtual reality.
A person after death, in theory, will be able to continue life in a virtual environment, because it is expected that it will be possible to digitize the information of the human brain.
Man has always strived for development. The question remains, should the singularity be pushed out, prevented or used?
The proton and the singularity of science.
The development of science is closely related to all technological development processes. Therefore, I will touch on the new knowledge of science about the proton and gluons.
For starters, I couldn’t resist talking about the nature of the universe. It’s interesting, at least I’m fascinated by these questions for a reason.
I’ll start with the basics!
The proton, along with the neutron and the electron, is one of the stable particles that make up the ordinary matter in our universe.
Until recently, it was believed that science had established a solid understanding of the structure of the proton.
However, the proton turned out to be not so simple.
New experiments have shown that there is an anomaly in the properties of this elementary particle that cannot be explained by science, which in our understanding calls into question the reliability of the foundations of the universe.
Current theory says that the proton is made up of subatomic particles like quarks and gluons.
Because of the strong interaction, the quark swarm is such a powerful structure that it can only be destroyed by very, very high energies.
Until relatively recently, theory and experiments showed that the electron-photon effect curve on protons is continuously smooth.
As the energy of the beam increases, the proton becomes polarized (gains a charge) and after a certain power splits into quarks.
In a series of experiments at the CEBAF accelerator at the Jefferson National Accelerator, lain the laboratory (JLab).
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It turned out that at a certain stage a spike appears in the graph, as if the proton begins to resist the impact. After further increasing the proton irradiation power, the graph returns to normal and the proton polarization continues to increase.
The proton is confusing because scientists can’t explain it.
So far, there is no understanding of what caused the detected anomaly.
It is suspected that the strong interaction in the proton, which is considered to be the massless gluon carrier, has certain properties that are not yet understood by Earth science.
Discovering these properties is extremely important for understanding absolutely all the processes that take place in our universe.
To know little about the properties of the foundations upon which our common house is built is at least myopic, if not dangerous.
Physicists say the next step is to further elucidate the details of this anomaly and carry out precise soundings to check other points of deviation and provide more information about the source of the anomaly.
Proton and the strong interaction – gluons.
Researchers have long been interested in the strong interaction, which is one of the four fundamental types of interactions in nature.
The strong interaction is responsible for binding the nuclei in atoms and the gluon carriers that carry this interaction. Gluons are considered massless particles that carry the strong interaction between quarks.
Properties of gluons.
Although gluons are well studied, it is suspected that they may have properties that are not yet fully understood.
Scientists continue to conduct research to elucidate the intrinsic properties of gluons, which could help to understand the deeper nature of the strong interaction.
The importance of the strong interaction in the universe.
By discovering the properties of gluons, we could gain important information about the strong interaction and its effects on the universe as a whole.
The strong interaction is responsible for binding nuclei in atoms, and gluons are its fundamental particles.
Therefore, discovering the properties of gluons could help us better understand how nuclei bind and why atoms and their nuclei are so stable.
Similarly, gluons and the strong interaction are also important in cosmology.
The strong interaction is one of the main factors that determine the evolution and structure of the universe.
Therefore, discovering the properties of gluons could provide us with new information about the origin and evolution of the universe as a whole.
Importance of research.
Research into the properties of gluons is extremely important because it can give us insight not only into the strong interaction, but into the universe as a whole.
If the properties of gluons are discovered, we will be able to better understand and model the various physical processes that occur in our universe.
It could also give us the opportunity to develop new technologies and applications based on the properties of gluons and the strong interaction.
For example, if we better understand the nature of the strong interaction carried by gluons, it could help us develop more efficient nuclear reactors or new materials that rely on the strong interaction.
Conclusion.
The strong interaction and gluons are an interesting and important topic for science.
Discovering the properties of gluons could give us new information about the strong interaction and its meaning in the universe.
This could help us understand and model various physical processes and develop new technologies and applications.
Therefore, research into the properties of gluons is extremely important, and further research in this area may provide us with new insights into the nature of our universe.
So here is a classic example of the existence of a singularity in science and, of course, in the further development of technology.
I will not be surprised that all these issues will be solved by artificial intelligence.
Good day!
