---
title: "Countdown to the Singularity [Affiliate]"
description: "What are the breakthroughs we can expect on our countdown to the Singularity? Peter Diamandis shares twelve of the fifty he compiled."
date: "2018-09-11"
modified: "2018-09-13"
authors:
  - name: "Peter H. Diamandis"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/peterd"
url: "https://futurism.com/singularity-countdown-future-affiliate"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
tags:
  - "peter diamandis"
  - "predictions"
  - "singularity"
---

# Countdown to the Singularity \[Affiliate\]

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*Article originally published [here.](<https://www.diamandis.com/blog/countdown-to-the-singularity>)*

I asked the smartest people I know for their tech predictions for the next 20 years (2018 – 2038). What are the breakthroughs we can expect on our countdown to the Singularity?

I compiled 50 predictions in a document distributed to my [Abundance 360](<https://www.abundance360.com/summit?__hstc=88394500.2d84ecd59eb528346d57f5864eeb35ac.1535391825368.1536078539839.1536080699499.5&__hssc=88394500.1.1536080699499&__hsfp=2848274340>) and [Abundance Digital](<https://www.a360.digital/offers/feyRwJoA>) communities. If you’d like a copy of all 50 predictions, you can download them [here](<https://www.diamandis.com/countdown-to-the-singularity-predictions>). For fun, and context, here’s a dozen of those predictions.

## 2018

**Quantum Supremacy Achieved:** The first demonstration of a quantum computation that can’t be simulated with classical supercomputers is announced.

## 2020

**Flying car** operations take off in a dozen cities in the world.

The 5G Network unleashes **10 – 100 Gigabit connection speeds** for mobile phones around the world.

## 2022

Robots are commonplace in most middle-income homes, able to reliably read lips and recognize face, mouth and hand gestures.

All toys are “smart” with built-in machine learning.

## 2024

The **first private human missions** have launched for the surface of **Mars.**

The first **“one cent per kilowatt-hour”** deals for solar and wind are signed.

## 2026

**Car ownership is dead** and autonomous cars dominate our roadways.

100,000 **people commute by VTOL** each day in each of L.A., Tokyo, Sao Paulo and London.

## 2028

**Solar and wind represent nearly 100% of new electricity** generation.

**Autonomous, electric vehicles** account for half of all miles driven in large city centers.

## 2030

**AI passes the Turing test,** meaning it can match (and exceed) human intelligence in every area.

Humanity has achieved **“Longevity Escape Velocity”** for the wealthiest.

## 2032

**Medical nanorobots** demonstrated in humans are able to extend the immune system.

**Avatar Robots become popular,** allowing everyone the ability to “teleport” their consciousness to remote locations all over the world.

## 2034

Companies like Kernel have made significant, reliable connections between the **human cortex** and the Cloud.

**Robots act as maids, butlers, nurses and nannies,** and become full companions. They support extended elderly independence at home.

## 2036

**Longevity treatments** are routinely available and covered by life insurance policies, extending the average human lifespan 30 – 40 years.

## 2038

**Everyday life is now unrecognizable** - incredibly good and hyper VR and AI augment all parts of the world and every aspect of daily human life.

**Interested in exploring topics like this further? Join Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil as they discuss Transforming Humanity in the 21st Century and Beyond, live-streamed from Ray's Google office on September 14th. RSVP[ here.](<https://www.a360.digital/p/ray-webinar-sign-up-diamandis-f-2018>)**

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