The Singularity is here or not? Strong AI?

Bill Gates on strong AI: 

Fight between OpenAI (which is no longer Open: Mission 2023 here) & Microsoft versus Alphabet/Google 

Elon Musk 2023: 

Sure would be ironic if civilization ended because of a fight over browser/search market share

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 24, 2023