Order... is information that fits a purpose. — Ray Kurzweil

A primary reason that evolution—of life-forms or technology—speeds up is that it builds on its own increasing order.

Before the next century is over, human beings will no longer be the most intelligent of capable type of entity on the planet.

The Law of Accelerating Returns: As order exponentially increases, time exponentially speeds up (that is, the time interval between salient events grows shorter as time passes). The Law... applies specifically to evolutionary processes.