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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Are you saying what we think you are saying?
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mRNA
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The Cloud. Open Source (code and models).
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has AI even reached the top of the Gartner hype cycle yet? I feel like the general public don't even know what AI is. It's only tech bros and transhumanists who are hyping this thing.
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You're talking about phases of the industrial revolution, with each phase having some sort of disruptive tech. Cotton gin, automobile, globalization, internet, nfts are all examples
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There are probably more lessons if we look at micro examples like Mr Beast and his early fascination with YouTube.
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Web/JavaScript (internet broadly) Lasers XR (wherever AR and VR meet and merge, including I/O devices that read neural signals directly) Synthetic biology (eg Covid vaccines) Solar panels
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EVs definitely ring a bell
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SpaceX is already having an outsized effect on warfare. If internet AND cellular network becomes global and available absolutely everywhere it changes how the world works
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