This is true, but then why not state “conditional on no singularity” if they intended that?
Because that’s a mouthful? And the default for an ordinary person (which is potentially most of their readers) is “no Singularity”, and the people expecting the Singularity can infer that it’s clearly about a no-Singularity branch.
Because that’s a mouthful? And the default for an ordinary person (which is potentially most of their readers) is “no Singularity”, and the people expecting the Singularity can infer that it’s clearly about a no-Singularity branch.