The short version

Ray Kurzweil predicted on September 22, 2005: “I set the date for the Singularity — representing a profound and disruptive transformation in human capability — as 2045.” Verdict: Too early to tell. 2045 deadline still 19 years out. Compute and AI capability gains 2023–2026 broadly track the exponential thesis; final verdict by 2045.

Prediction by

Ray Kurzweil

On September 22, 2005

“I set the date for the Singularity — representing a profound and disruptive transformation in human capability — as 2045.”

Follow-up

2045 deadline still 19 years out. Compute and AI capability gains 2023–2026 broadly track the exponential thesis; final verdict by 2045.

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