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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batteries --> electric cars, energy storage --> dramatic reduction in greenhouse gases
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AI art literally right now. this shit is gonna go berserk
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Internet, blockchain, CRISPR
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9/11 mRNA socia media Al Gore's slide presentations
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Solar panels
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Crypto, nfts, smart contracts, pretty much anything using blockchain technology
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Democracy
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People will sleep on AI as long as public facing ai is so laughably poor. Just like we did with the internet when it was all geocities. Dall-E feels like a tipping point.
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AI should be akin to the explosion of the web. Like how so many companies are considered "tech companies" instead of thinking of their business model and industry. AI will add intelligence in all industries and in all kinds of interactions.
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The impact of a decentralized, censorship resistant and permission less open monetary network whose supply is fixed and cannot be debased. That is #Bitcoin. It could be the world's reserve currency. The implications are vastly understated. More here: alectorelli.substack.com/p/e…
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