> that specifically applied to the amount of transistors on a die, not the rate of general technological advancement.

Sure. But you can look at things like GDP growth rates and see the same thing.

> I don’t see this big change in the rate of advancement. There’s just a lot more media buzz around it right now causing a bubble.

Maybe. I'm just trying to give a sense of what the concept of a "weak singularity" is. I don't have a view on whether we're actually going to have one or not.