We are in Vinge's Singularity: Machines achieving superintelligence via self-iteration
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-08-16
The tweet cites Vinge's four stages of the Singularity, noting we are in the first where machines achieve superintelligence through rapid, self-propelled iteration. It suggests we are nearing the 'epistemic horizon' where the future is hard to foresee and humans are losing control. It contrasts this with Kurzweil's compute-focused vision.
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