Are We Living Through the Singularity? AI Nears Reality-Breaking Discoveries
mark_k · x · 2026-08-02
A tech professional reflects on the sheer luck of living through the Singularity, quoting a discussion that highlights a rapidly shifting paradigm. The idea that an AI model is only 2 to 6 months away from making a reality-breaking discovery—something laughed at just months ago—is now considered a plausible impending reality.
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