Today is the 1960-predicted 'Day of the Singularity': infinity by Nov 13, 2026
LeviTurk · x · 2026-11-13
In 1960, Viennese cyberneticist Heinz von Foerster published in Science a prediction that human population would hit infinity on Friday, Nov 13, 2026 — the "Day of the Singularity". The author notes the curve did bend in the 1960s and the feedback loop didn't die; it just changed substrate.
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