Don't Worry About The AI Singularity: The Tipping Point Is Already Here

An AI identifies a person while they are walking on the street. As the AI market expands and AI use cases permeate every industry, every once in a while I hear the question - when will the AI singularity occur? For those who are not familiar with this term - the AI singularity refers to an event where the AIs in our lives either become self aware, or reach an ability for continuous improvement so powerful that it will evolve beyond our control. While this is a reasonable concern in the future, I argue that there are much more pressing concerns in the present - in particular that AI has reached a Tipping Point. A tipping point is a state where a technology grows and permeates our lives very rapidly, building upon itself.