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What is AI singularity, that Sam Altman claimed has arrived?
short by Medhaa Gupta / on Sunday, 26 July, 2026
During a podcast, OpenAI's billionaire CEO Sam Altman said, "We are now in the singularity." AI singularity refers to a hypothetical situation wherein AI surpasses human intelligence, such that it can improve itself and become autonomous. "The fight of the current moment is, are we going to head to a world of AI authoritarianism or liberty?" he added.