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May 22, 2026
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2045 and the Singularity: Technology Progressing Faster Than Humans Can Follow
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Singularity predicted for 2045 by Ray Kurzweil
Ray Kurzweil predicts 2045 as the year technological progress becomes so rapid that humanity can no longer understand or keep up with it.
We're All Getting Relatively Dumber Every Day
You might be reading more than ever. But AI is generating knowledge faster. As a percentage of all existing knowledge, every human is getting dumber daily. At extreme values, that percentage approaches zero.
Every day, researchers get relatively dumber
As AI knowledge expands exponentially, every human researcher's share of total knowledge shrinks daily, eventually approaching zero.
