Commonly, there are two broad categories of scenarios that will result in singularities. The first, which can be represented by the science fiction of Vernor Vinge, is the result of a hyper-technological society. Basically some revolutionary technological advance will result in spontaneous evolution of humanity to the next level (whatever that might be). The second category of scenarios ranges from the extreme of nuclear holocausts to economically and/or environmentally caused crashes of civilization. In other words, depending on the writer, humanity will either become something more or less.
But what of neither?
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