SingularityRecord · vinge-1993
Vernor Vinge
Professor of Mathematics, San Diego State University
Why they matterScience-fiction author and mathematician who popularised the modern term 'Singularity'
- Status
- Closed
- Prediction made
- 1993
- Predicted arrival
- 2023
- Interval
- 30 yrs
“Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended.”
Context
The essay that popularised 'Singularity' in its modern sense.
Why it is considered incorrect
The thirty-year window closed in 2023 without superhuman intelligence and without the end of the human era.
Source
The Coming Technological Singularity — NASA VISION-21 Symposium