François Chollet critiques Stripe redefining Singularity as increased firm creation rate
mattbeane · x · 2026-08-20
François Chollet retweeted and commented on a letter sent by Stripe to investors, which claimed that 'The Singularity' has begun and set the threshold on January 1st, 2026, based on a somewhat increased rate of new firm creation. Chollet characterized this as an 'incredible watering down' of the concept, noting that Vernor Vinge originally described the Singularity as an event horizon beyond which everything becomes unimaginable to human understanding—featuring mind uploading and centuries of progress in minutes—rather than just a slight rise in commercial metrics.
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