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What If This Was How You Found Out The Singularity Has Begun?
gizmodo.com • • business
Key Points:
- Payment processor Stripe claimed in a shareholder letter that the technological singularity began on January 1st, stating they have been operating under that assumption since then.
- Stripe's main evidence for this claim is a significant increase in the rate of new company formations, linking the singularity primarily to economic growth and financial metrics.
- The company envisions a "quadrillion-dollar world" and is focused on identifying bottlenecks to achieving this vast economic expansion.
- Stripe's CEO Patrick Collison had previously suggested the singularity might begin in Q1 2026, aligning with similar claims by other tech leaders like OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk.
- Critics note that the singularity claims often come from individuals or companies with financial interests in AI, raising questions about the objectivity of such announcements.
