tipping point
noun
: the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place
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Under the tipping point notion, also labeled as the last straw theory, a solo coder might try something that just so happens to tilt AI into becoming AGI.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Under the influence of climate change, the present-day AMOC may weaken or even reach a tipping point and collapse, leading to major climate shifts.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
In 2019, Rand Fishkin noticed that Google’s evolution from search engine to walled garden was at a tipping point.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
The county of San Diego’s finances are at a tipping point, and the county is facing a severe budget deficit of $138 million this year, projected to grow to $321 million within five years.
—John McCann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Under the influence of climate change, the present-day AMOC may weaken or even reach a tipping point and collapse, leading to major climate shifts.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
In 2019, Rand Fishkin noticed that Google’s evolution from search engine to walled garden was at a tipping point.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
The county of San Diego’s finances are at a tipping point, and the county is facing a severe budget deficit of $138 million this year, projected to grow to $321 million within five years.
—John McCann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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