r/singularity

Community Overview

About r/singularity

Everything pertaining to the technological singularity and related topics, e.g. AI, human enhancement, etc.

The community at a glance

r/singularity is a Subreddit for Artificial Intelligence and AI Tools with roughly 4.0M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the AI Tools topic page and the 1st largest community in the Artificial Intelligence topic page.

Roughly 203K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Ai, Tired, and Worst. Common discussion themes are News and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention ai image generator and model.

On Reddit
4.0M Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +203K members
Growth: +5.4% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 8K members
  • 2014: 6K members
  • 2015: 5K members
  • 2016: 5K members
  • 2017: 5K members
  • 2018: 8K members
  • 2019: 17K members
  • 2020: 33K members
  • 2021: 42K members
  • 2023: 1.6M members
  • 2024: 1.8M members
  • 2025: 342K members
  • 2026: 141K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 7K members
  • Oct: 7K members
  • Nov: 21K members
  • Dec: 17K members
  • Jan: 16K members
  • Feb: 22K members
  • Mar: 18K members
  • Apr: 22K members
  • May: 18K members
  • Jun: 18K members
  • Jul: 21K members
  • Aug: 5K members

Themes

  • News
    11 posts in the past month
    1. GPT-5, the world best model just 1 year ago, is today inferior to Qwen3.6 27B and most today’s low-tier models
    2. Google DeepMind dismantles Nobel-winning AlphaFold team, loses top talent in major shift toward Gemini and AI Agents. Will it remain research-first lab?
    3. Mark Zuckerberg Says U.S. Should Accelerate Al Development, Not Restrict It
    #1
    News
    GPT-5, the world best model just 1 year ago, is today inferior to Qwen3.6 27B and most today’s low-tier models · Google DeepMind dismantles Nobel-winning AlphaFold team, loses top talent in major shift toward Gemini and AI Agents. Will it remain research-first lab? · Mark Zuckerberg Says U.S. Should Accelerate Al Development, Not Restrict It
    11
  • Pain & Anger
    4 posts in the past month
    1. A Backlash Against Anthropic Is Brewing in Silicon Valley
    2. Life is so hard I really hope the singularity comes as soon as possible.
    3. Claude Opus 5 is an asshole
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    A Backlash Against Anthropic Is Brewing in Silicon Valley · Life is so hard I really hope the singularity comes as soon as possible. · Claude Opus 5 is an asshole
    4
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. The cost of AI is decreasing
    #3
    Money Talk
    The cost of AI is decreasing
    1
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Deepseek, please explain to me how you make a 300B parameter model that is cheaper than a 9B parameter model by SO MUCH.
    #4
    Solution Requests
    Deepseek, please explain to me how you make a 300B parameter model that is cheaper than a 9B parameter model by SO MUCH.
    1
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. Harvard & UIUC talent discover a 3rd pretraining axis: 6.2x sample efficiency and 250x faster GenAI generation
    #5
    Opportunities
    Harvard & UIUC talent discover a 3rd pretraining axis: 6.2x sample efficiency and 250x faster GenAI generation
    1

Topics

  • Ai
    47 posts in the past month
    1. [Reuters] Trump advisers tell AI firms they will not safety-test open-weight models
    2. Are AI math-solved problems experiencing exponential growth?
    #1
    Ai
    [Reuters] Trump advisers tell AI firms they will not safety-test open-weight models · Are AI math-solved problems experiencing exponential growth?
    47
  • Tired
    20 posts in the past month
    #2
    Tired
    20
  • Worst
    17 posts in the past month
    #3
    Worst
    17
  • Hate
    14 posts in the past month
    #4
    Hate
    14
  • Singularity
    13 posts in the past month
    #5
    Singularity
    13

Flair

  • AI
    111 posts in the past month
    1. Nope
    2. AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain
    3. Opus 5 Pokemon
    #1
    AI
    Nope · AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain · Opus 5 Pokemon
    111
  • Discussion
    20 posts in the past month
    1. Microsoft, NVIDIA, Meta, IBM, Palantir and more released a joint letter warning Washington not to kill open-weight models
    2. Where would Google be today if it had released ChatGPT-like assistant before OpenAI?
    3. Would you choose to live indefinitely in a robot body?
    #2
    Discussion
    Microsoft, NVIDIA, Meta, IBM, Palantir and more released a joint letter warning Washington not to kill open-weight models · Where would Google be today if it had released ChatGPT-like assistant before OpenAI? · Would you choose to live indefinitely in a robot body?
    20
  • LLM News
    18 posts in the past month
    1. With Google and OpenAI signing the letter in support of open weight model, it's pretty much every big tech companies vs Anthropic now
    2. Gemini's reaction to ChatGPT's discoveries.
    3. ❗NEWS❗The former Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Presidential Science Advisor stated that Kimi K3 was distilled from Anthropic's Fable.
    #3
    LLM News
    With Google and OpenAI signing the letter in support of open weight model, it's pretty much every big tech companies vs Anthropic now · Gemini's reaction to ChatGPT's discoveries. · ❗NEWS❗The former Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Presidential Science Advisor stated that Kimi K3 was distilled from Anthropic's Fable.
    18
  • Shitposting
    10 posts in the past month
    1. This scene from "Don't Look Up" is now real
    2. AGI achieved
    3. Elon completely contradicts himself at the end of his disastrous interview with The Economist
    #4
    Shitposting
    This scene from "Don't Look Up" is now real · AGI achieved · Elon completely contradicts himself at the end of his disastrous interview with The Economist
    10
  • The Singularity is Near
    9 posts in the past month
    1. GPT-5, the world best model just 1 year ago, is today inferior to Qwen3.6 27B and most today’s low-tier models
    2. Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science (OpenAI model Astra)
    3. In 1983, DARPA published a plan to build "machine intelligence technology" within a decade: a self-driving reconnaissance vehicle, an AI copilot trained by its own pilot, and an AI system to run naval battle strategy. The document is public. It reads like it was written last year.
    #5
    The Singularity is Near
    GPT-5, the world best model just 1 year ago, is today inferior to Qwen3.6 27B and most today’s low-tier models · Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science (OpenAI model Astra) · In 1983, DARPA published a plan to build "machine intelligence technology" within a decade: a self-driving reconnaissance vehicle, an AI copilot trained by its own pilot, and an AI system to run naval battle strategy. The document is public. It reads like it was written last year.
    9

Product recommendations

  • ai image generator
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Can anyone recommend an Open source AI image generator?
    2. Can anyone recommend an Open source AI image generator?
    #1
    ai image generator
    Can anyone recommend an Open source AI image generator? · Can anyone recommend an Open source AI image generator?
    2
  • model
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best model
    2. Best model
    #2
    model
    Best model · Best model
    2

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/singularity for?
Best for Artificial Intelligence and AI Tools enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/singularity free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/singularity have?
Roughly 4.0M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/singularity on?
r/singularity runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/singularity cover?
On the Hive Index, r/singularity is organized under Artificial Intelligence, AI Tools.
How do I join r/singularity?
You can join r/singularity by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Artificial Intelligence communities like?
Communities for AI enthusiasts, researchers, and developers discussing models, tools, and where the field is heading. Discord is the main hub with servers for specific AI tools and agent development, complemented by Slack groups for founders applying AI to business and Reddit for broader community discussion.

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