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Below is a list of write ups that recently shaped my thinking (via @realGeorgeHotz), and will hopefully provide some clarity and cut through the nonsense and noise.
Singularity, Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, 18 Nov, 1996.
How To Become A Hacker, Eric Steven Raymond, 4 Oct, 2007.
How to Drop Out, Ran Prieur, 2 Apr, 2004.
An Open Letter To Open-minded Progressives, Mencius Moldbug, 17 Apr, 2008.
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, Roger Williams, 14 Oct, 2003.
Singularity
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky's "Singularity" essay from 1996 is one of the early writings on the concept of the technological singularity.