Has technology slowed?
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I think it generally takes more research to take a further step so in that respect technological advancement has slowed. However I believe Moore's law, the assertion that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles every two years still holds water.
To fully appreciate the impact of that, it's comparable to the game of rice. If you put 1 grain of rice on the first square of a chessboard, double the number of grains for the second square and so on until the 64th square, how many grains of rice would you have?
By the 10th square you would have 1023 grains and by the 20th 1,048,575 which is rather a lot. However by the 64th square you would have 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains of rice.
That's a demonstration of exponential growth and In terms of technology it's unsustainable but as far as Moore's Law is concerned, it's still valid at this point in time.
So think the correct answer to your question is both yes and no!
To fully appreciate the impact of that, it's comparable to the game of rice. If you put 1 grain of rice on the first square of a chessboard, double the number of grains for the second square and so on until the 64th square, how many grains of rice would you have?
By the 10th square you would have 1023 grains and by the 20th 1,048,575 which is rather a lot. However by the 64th square you would have 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains of rice.
That's a demonstration of exponential growth and In terms of technology it's unsustainable but as far as Moore's Law is concerned, it's still valid at this point in time.
So think the correct answer to your question is both yes and no!
I feel like it's slowed down a little bit but also has advanced too. For example AI has definitely improved since it first came out. When it comes to video games, graphics continue to get more realistic. Heck VR is coming along well, and will eventually be even better than it is currently.
Nah, it's speeding up. It might seem like it's slowing down due to the advancements not so much being in consumer areas. We haven't seen huge advancements in cell phones, the internet, gaming, etc recently, at least not on a widely adopted scale.
However, improvements in biotechnology (CRISPR), AI, robotics, hardcore computing, space technology, and accomplishments have been huge. Probably lots of other stuff we don't even know about. It seems to have slowed cause we haven't had a CD or iPhone recently.
However, improvements in biotechnology (CRISPR), AI, robotics, hardcore computing, space technology, and accomplishments have been huge. Probably lots of other stuff we don't even know about. It seems to have slowed cause we haven't had a CD or iPhone recently.
As Page has already said, technology is still advancing but right now we are in a stage where anything on the consumer side has sort of hit a point of depreciating returns....meaning there is little point to upgrade to the next latest and greatest thing if what you have currently works fine.
I believe currently we are in an age where all the innovation is happening for DataCentres and probably the military. Eventually some of that stuff will end up coming down to the consumers.
I believe currently we are in an age where all the innovation is happening for DataCentres and probably the military. Eventually some of that stuff will end up coming down to the consumers.
You are absolutely right in saying there's little point upgrading to the next latest if what we have is still working fine. That's the principle I have been applying to my gadgets. If it works fine, there's no need to upgrade.
Besides, it saves from unnecessary spendings.
EmperorTee
Acquaintance
I don't think that technology has experienced slowness recently. There are still improvements that are being made, and they are amazing enough to keep us impressed.
UniqueGrace
Reputable
I would agree that technology slowed down a bit but it's speeding up. The experiences that I have encountered from technology these past years are all amazing.
Min George
Familiar Face
Technology seemed to have slowed a bit. But the advent of AI made it to pick up so rapidly in the last two years. So many AI tools have sprang up for different purposes. Yes, it slowed down a bit but picked up and is in the upward spiral now.
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