AI is a rare example of an extremely hyped thing that almost everyone still underestimates the impact of in even the medium-term. what are other examples of this from the past couple of decades besides the iPhone? i'm curious what we can learn.

Aug 15, 2022 · 8:22 PM UTC

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Video as a collaboration medium. The pandemic gave 20 year old tech a killer application: we realized we can work remotely. Tools today allow us to see and hear each other, and that's about it. We're in inning three of this revolution.
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Oddly I remember some people thinking the infrared sensors in bathrooms would be cameras.
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electric cars & autonomous driving. both seemed realistic 15 years ago but were underestimated.
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Batteries and electric vehicles
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Wide adoption of remote work. Time will tell the effects on the Gen Z just entering the workforce.
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The @solana Saga phone
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CRISPR
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My answer to this question in 2005 was “Mobile Applications”. My answer now is quantitative approaches on top of wellness & DNA data.
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As obvious as AI: Renewables, BioTech & Space Wild cards: Education & distribution of non-hardware work
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The Rise of China.
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