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AI Researchers Moved Their Date for Human-Level Machines 13 Years in One Survey. Nova Reach Founder Rishabh Singh Has Stopped Picking a Year.

AI researchers, forecasting platforms and lab chiefs have put dates on artificial general intelligence ranging from 2026 to the 2040s, and the estimates keep moving. Rishabh Singh, founder of Nova Reach and Nova Infinity and co-founder and CTO of JoinMeIn, argues in a September essay that the most useful answer to the AGI question is not a date but a way to build.

By Cory Chamberlain · 3 hours ago

The Numbers

A Number for 2050 From an Industry That Cannot Price 2027

A new projection puts data centre investment at $31.6 trillion through 2050. The same industry's accountants cannot agree on how long a server lasts, and the useful-life estimate that decides this year's reported earnings is set by the companies themselves.

By Daniel Okafor · September 2, 2026