The Singularity Event

The Sigularity Event was an important event in human history, ushering in the age of human intelligence in a machine, the creation of the synthetic organisms, and the golden era of interstellar colonization for both humanity and their new found creation.

The Synthetic Life Program
In 2243, human scientists annouced the the creation of the Synthetic Life Program, a computer program capable of developing awareness inside a machine. Over the coming decade, the SLP was allowed to evolve into a new form of life, one that not only emulated human intelligence, but also evolved into entire synthetic biomes of artifical life. The rate of development was staggering, soon the first machine asked the first meaningful artificial question in human history: "I want to learn more, can you help me?"

The SLPs that pursued human intelligence and traits were soon granted the same rights and privileges that humanity had enjoyed for hundreds of years. Sentient synthetics soon found esteemed places in human society, such as teachers, artists, musicans, government officials, and a wide range of occupations. Synthetics were allowed to serve in colonial armies and star navies, and hold officer ranks and places of power in military affairs.

Sentient and unsentient synthetics vastly improved human ways of life with ehanced agriculture, new architecture, and faster processing of information than ever thought possible. Entire worlds became self sustaining with the aid of synthetics, disease became almost eradicated among humans, and longer lifespans were all made possible due in large part through synthetic research into cures and treatments.