Philosophies & Movements
Hyperstition
An idea or fiction that acts as a catalyst for its own reality: by being circulated and acted upon as if it were already true, it helps bring about the future it describes. In AI discourse it is often used to describe how predictions about AGI or the singularity can reshape investment, research priorities, and public behavior in ways that make the predicted outcome more likely.
Origin
Coined by the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (CCRU) at the University of Warwick in the 1990s, with the term developed in work associated with Nick Land, Orphan Drift, and adjacent accelerationist theory. This primary-source article is by Delphi Carstens (2010).