Who founded Singularity?

Singularity University was co-founded in 2008, by Peter H. Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil.

After being inspired by Ray’s seminal work, 'The Singularity is Near,' Peter pitched an idea at dinner: a new university aimed at educating the leaders of tomorrow. Education for the paradigm-shifting, game-changing, nothing-is-ever-the-same-again breakthroughs happening all the time.

They could see that the current education system was setting up leaders to fail, unable to keep up with the exponential pace of technological change. The world needed leaders who were empowered with not only a broad understanding of technology, but a grasp of the challenges humanity is facing and a fearlessly entrepreneurial mindset.

This conversation led to the founding of a new university with support from NASA, Google and others, and the launch of the now famous 10-week Graduate Studies Program, better known as the GSP. It was called Singularity University, inspired by Ray’s book and the mission to help leaders see beyond the horizon and into the uncertain future.

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