Jack Clark Warns IMF that AI Singularity Has Begun

Jack Clark delivered the Per Jacobsson lecture at the IMF meeting in Bangkok on 17 October, arguing that the AI singularity is already in its early stages. He cited breakthroughs in mathematics, biology, and robotics—such as AI‑generated proofs, drug‑design models, and automated laboratory experiments—to illustrate the rapid pace of autonomous AI progress. Clark urged economists, bankers, and policymakers to anticipate significant, rapid changes in national security, economic trajectories, and the self‑evolution of AI systems.