The Singularity Is Coming, but It Won’t Be the End

My thoughts on the world we're entering

Now, upon stumbling across this account, you may have thought to yourself, “What the hell does paralarity even mean”? Let me explain. “Para” is a prefix meaning beside and beyond as used in the words parallel and paradox. "-larity" isn’t a typical everyday suffix, but it does appear in words like singularity or polarity.

It’s used to express the state or quality of being something. For example, the technological singularity is a moment in which AI and tech progress so rapidly and unpredictably that they transform society, fundamentally altering human civilization.

So, paralarity plays on the idea that when the singularity hits, there will still be a way to exist meaningfully right alongside it, a parallel path.

Why the singularity freaks people out (and why it shouldn’t)

Imagine a world in which human intelligence is no longer needed. A world where critical thinking is completely outsourced to AI Agents and humanoid robots. In the creative space, we’re already seeing this happen, and it is only the beginning. Film studios are using AI to generate passable scripts in minutes. Amateur and established authors are using it to assist in the worldbuilding process, in place of a traditional editor, and most importantly, in prose (and some are lazy enough to leave in the prompt evidence).

Controversial generative AI tools like Midjourney, Sora, and now Veo 3 are rapidly replacing human creatives, designing album art, directing music videos, generating social ads, animating explainer videos, and even shaping entire brand campaigns. Veo 3 in particular has shaken the industry by making it possible to produce cinematic content and polished commercials in a fraction of the time, for a fraction of the cost.

For game development, it’s much of the same. Just recently, according to various news outlets, Microsoft laid off 200 workers at King, the studio behind the highest-grossing mobile game of all time, Candy Crush, and intends to replace them with the very AI tools they helped create. Insane right?

As these tools improve, it’s easy to feel like our roles as both workers and thinkers are being phased out, but I’d like to present a more optimistic yet realistic viewpoint to challenge that idea.

Now, over the past few months, I’ve sat down and talked about the concept of the singularity with multiple people close to me, and more often than not, the consensus was something along the lines of “we’re building the very thing that will cause our extinction.” But as I’ve sat back and revisited the idea, I no longer share this sentiment. Instead of extinction in the literal sense, I believe the world we’re entering will symbolize the extinction of the way human beings have operated for centuries and even millennia.

Job scarcity. Cost of living. The world’s burning (if you live in NYC, this is especially relevant). These are real issues we face today, and we are completely justified in our paranoia surrounding them. But what if I told you we’re nearing a future where (yes, your job will more than likely be automated), but it won’t “matter” in the sense that you think it will.

The foundation of AI is built on affordability/accessibility. The idea that every single human being on earth will have internet access and, in turn, access to Artificial Intelligence in the coming years is not only realistic, it is a foregone conclusion amongst the top experts in the industry. When that becomes a reality, the playing field will be the most level it has ever been in the history of humanity.

What that will result in is a need for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) to ensure the country maintains its purchasing power to keep the economy in a sustainable state. Everyone will have money to spend and the resources to build something to sell of their own. Once AI becomes both widespread and affordable, what was once exclusive becomes commonplace, and that changes the game for entrepreneurship.

Now, before I go any further, I want to make it known that I’m well aware of the risks and the growing pains we’ll experience before we get to this point. But when we do, I truly believe it’s going to be the start of a future we won’t want to miss.

Let’s dive a bit deeper.

Coexistence

I believe that in the not-too-distant future, you’ll be able to run a full-scale company, with the only “employees” being superintelligent tools. And these tools will only get stronger over time. It will no longer be a question of who has money and who doesn’t; instead, it will evolve into “who can stand out and carve a unique path in a world where everyone has the same capabilities you do?”

And therein lies the beauty of the singularity. The film you’ve been daydreaming about making? The company you’ve always wanted to build? That weird, brilliant game concept that never left your head? You’ll finally have the means to bring it all to life.

Highly specialized roles become democratized

Think about most of the top fields, even the more niche ones. They exist largely due to the scarcity of knowledge within the general population.
Lawyers exist because the legal system is too complex.
Doctors, because we’re not trained to diagnose ourselves. Coders, because most people can’t build an app from scratch.

But with AI, that all starts to shift.
Suddenly, anyone with an internet connection can generate legal documents, diagnose basic symptoms, or create functional software without writing a line of code.

We’re looking at a full-on redefinition of expertise. That doesn’t mean these professions disappear, but it means their exclusivity fades.

My take?

A world where everyone can access high-level knowledge across multiple fields sounds a hell of a lot more exciting than one where only a select few get to participate..

We’ll be Okay

While many fears surrounding AI are justified, the singularity will NOT mark the end of humanity. Instead, it will redefine what it means to be human and usher in a new chapter in the value we add to this incredible planet.