Predictions surrounding the arrival of superintelligence are becoming increasingly ambitious, fueled by prominent figures in the tech world. Mark Zuckerberg, Dario Amodei, and Sam Altman have all voiced optimistic, yet potentially unsettling, timelines for AI’s rapid ascent. Zuckerberg foresees AI enabling breakthroughs we can’t even conceptualize today. Amodei goes further, suggesting AI surpassing the intelligence of a Nobel Prize winner by 2026, with the potential to dramatically extend human lifespans. Sam Altman believes that AGI will unlock scientific discoveries at a pace far exceeding human capacity. The question remains: are these timelines realistic projections, or simply hype driving investment and public interest in the field?