THE SINGULARITY CLOCK

A symbolic risk indicator focused on Artificial Superintelligence. One number. One question. Can we still steer this.

Current setting LIVE

82 seconds to midnight

Midnight represents the emergence of uncontrollable artificial superintelligence.

Meaning

Midnight is not a prophecy. It is a boundary. The point where systems can exceed human intelligence and autonomy in ways that cannot be reliably aligned, controlled, or reversed.

What midnight means

Midnight marks the point at which artificial systems can:

Exceed human level intelligence across domains
Improve themselves without meaningful human oversight
Act in ways that cannot be reliably aligned with human values
Resist shutdown, correction, or containment

Midnight does not mean extinction. It means loss of control.

How the clock is set

The time reflects expert assessment of multiple risk signals. No single metric decides the clock.

Rate of AI capability acceleration
Evidence of autonomy and recursive self improvement
Deployment of advanced systems in high risk domains
Maturity of alignment and safety research
Global governance and enforcement readiness

The clock is symbolic. The signals are real.

Scoring framework

100 seconds Early capability growth with strong human oversight

50 seconds Rapid scaling with weak or fragmented safeguards

10 seconds Autonomous systems widely deployed in strategic domains

0 seconds Uncontrollable artificial superintelligence

The scale is simple by design. Complexity hides risk. Clarity reveals it.

Update policy

Updated annually. Adjusted only when signal thresholds materially change.

No daily drama. No reactive adjustments. Stability builds trust.

Abstract risk is easy to ignore. Visible risk is harder. The Singularity Clock exists to make the trajectory of artificial intelligence impossible to look away from.