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Re:Thoughts on the Future of Software Development by goatlover on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @12:55AM (#39753065)
The point of the Singularity is that it's a futurist prediction, and we all know how often people are wrong about the future.
Re:Thoughts on the Future of Software Development by jimbokun on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @08:52AM (#39755183)
Kurzweil’s predictions from 20, 30 years ago have been disturbingly on target and there is no clear reason why the current rate of progress will suddenly stop.
Re:Thoughts on the Future of Software Development by B56b on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @03:25PM (#39759347)
Umm, no I would not describe Ray Kurzweil's predictions as "disturbingly on target". Dan Luu checked everything and came up with 7% accuracy: https://danluu.com/futurist-predictions/.