For decades since the 1950s, the theory of the technological singularity has been advanced. Even today, researchers and scientists claim that such an eventuality, the moment when machine intelligence overtakes mankind, is to be expected.
In 2020: Deus ex Machina, the Singularity has already happened. We are now living in its wake. The emergence of AI occurred on 11th June 2020 with the launch of GPT-3. This signalled peak Singularity, a new technological reciprocity between man and machine.
2020: Deus ex Machina combines elements of science-fiction with reality. The book covers the past, present and future of the Singularity. There is a past overview of technological developments that lead up to 2020. Then a close look at key events during a year that included the global pandemic.
Finally, a speculative look to the future, thousands of years during which the emerging dialectic of AI is to unfold.