technological singularity

Etymology
Popularized by in 1993, by analogy to the gravitational singularity in black holes, where the conventional laws of science are thought to no longer apply, resulting in a breakdown of predictability.

Noun

 * 1) A hypothetical future event in human history caused by the ever-increasing ability of new technology to speed up the rate at which new technology is developed.

Translations

 * French:
 * German: technologische Singularität
 * Spanish: singularidad tecnológica