Theme: POST SINGULARITY

This year’s theme is a follow-up on 2010’s theme The Singularity:
The technological singularity, or simply the singularity, is a hypothetical moment in time when artificial intelligence will have progressed to the point of a greater-than-human intelligence. Because the capabilities of such an intelligence may be difficult for a human to comprehend, the technological singularity is often seen as an occurrence (similar to a gravitational singularity) beyond which the future course of human history is unpredictable or even incomprehensible.
The first use of the term “singularity” in this context was by mathematician John von Neumann. It was popularized 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. Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts the singularity to occur around 2045 whereas Vinge predicts some time before 2030.

So the Singularity is a concept that suggests a possible future in which machines take over the world. This idea has been taken one step furter to explore this debatable future scenario and raise the question: If there will be a Singularity, what comes next? What role will humans play in Post-Singularity times? Is resistance futile? Will there be artificial art, generative music and visuals? What is the meaning of algorithms and autonomous systems?