Defining the Singularity

Considering what changes the singularity is bringing is difficult because by nature, a singularity defines a threshold beyond which lies limited vision or understanding. However, there are some common sense assumptions that we can make regarding the singularity based on the conditions that predict it.

The rate of change of technological development and of increasing intelligence will continue to increase more rapidly
We will be continually more able to see or predict the future pathway (although, the acceleration may also continually diminish this “visibility” range)
Technology serves as an amplifier of human effort, so as technology advances faster, human motives and efforts will become more amplified. The result for society will be a broadening of the social spectrum and strengthening of what would normally be considered fringe elements. Human society will become more divergent and will seem more extreme at the edges.
A state of abundance, surplus and availability will become pervasive. This will create an increased level of self-sufficiency and independence.
Rapidly expanding and improving communications ability will change socio-economic structures in ways that make them more responsive with less delay.