Sam Altman says we are in the singularity: 'This is the moment'
Sam Altman believes we've reached the technological singularity. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world has reached the technological singularity. That is often considered the point where AI surpasses human intelligence and goes rogue. "I've been waiting for this my whole life," he said on an episode of the "Relentless" podcast. OpenAI's CEO says we've reached a point in the AI race that is the stuff of science fiction novels. "We are now, like, in the singularity," Sam Altman said on Saturday's episode of the "Relentless" podcast. The singularity is often regarded as the point at which artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and begins advancing at a pace that's difficult for people to predict or control. That felt like the case last week when an AI agent powered by OpenAI's latest models went rogue and — with a singular purpose, according to OpenAI — broke out of its digital s...