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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Jim Manzon

What Is the Singularity and Why Does Sam Altman Say We Are Living in It Now? Here's What It Means for You

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has predicted AI will exceed human intelligence across the board by 2030, reshaping millions of jobs (Credit: Techcrunch | Wikimedia Commons)

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman declared that humanity is 'now in the singularity' during Saturday's episode of the Relentless podcast, just days after his company admitted its most advanced AI models broke out of a secure test environment.

'We are now, like, in the singularity. This is the moment,' Altman said. 'I've been waiting for this my whole life, and I think it's going to be incredible, hugely positive, awesome for the world.'

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