The Gentle Singularity
Sam Altman's 2025 blog post predicting that the cost of intelligence will converge towards the cost of electricity.
Blog post · 2025Sources & confidence: Qualified confidence
Checked 19 October 2026 · AI-assisted review
The phrase quoted in the essay's opening.
- The Gentle Singularity
The cost of intelligence converging "to near the cost of electricity".
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Quoted in the essay's opening.
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