The term was coined by science fiction writer Vernor Vinge, who argues that artificial intelligence, human biological enhancement or brain-computer interfaces could be possible causes of the singularity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/vinge/misc/singularity.htm...
The term was coined by science fiction writer Vernor Vinge, who argues that artificial intelligence, human biological enhancement or brain-computer interfaces could be possible causes of the singularity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity