Have We Reached the Singularity?
Posted4 months agoActive4 months ago
Tech Discussionstory
skepticalmixed
Debate
80/100
Future_techTechnological InnovationArtificial Intelligence
Key topics
Future_tech
Technological Innovation
Artificial Intelligence
Serious question. The singularity is broadly defined as when technological innovation becomes self iterating and exponential leading to an ever faster expansion of innovation.
Discussion Activity
Light discussionFirst comment
35m
Peak period
1
0-1h
Avg / period
1
Key moments
- 01Story posted
Aug 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM EDT
4 months ago
Step 01 - 02First comment
Aug 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM EDT
35m after posting
Step 02 - 03Peak activity
1 comments in 0-1h
Hottest window of the conversation
Step 03 - 04Latest activity
Aug 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM EDT
4 months ago
Step 04
Generating AI Summary...
Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns
ID: 45035459Type: storyLast synced: 11/18/2025, 12:09:27 AM
Want the full context?
Jump to the original sources
Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.
> point in time at which technological growth becomes alien to humans, uncontrollable and irreversible
The worst we could have is if those Ghibli generators were flooding the internet by themselves but it's not happening yet.
What they call singularity seems to be a philosophical concept, and the AI-pushers have not grasped that, blinded by all their money.