I’ve shared Chat GPT a couple times (1, 2), and I really think that tools like this are going to create a massive shift in jobs, education, and creativity. It can been seen as both scary and exciting.
On another front, scientists have achieved ‘ignition’ in a nuclear fusion test. This is the creation of a fusion reaction where the energy output is greater than the energy input. For over a decade this was an unachievable goal, any reaction created required so much energy to produce that the costs were greater than the returns.
If you showed someone from 1995 the technology we had 25 years later in 2020, they would be impressed and amazed. I’m reminded of Arthur C. Clarke’s quote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” But what I’m seeing right now seems like magic.
I think the leaps in technology and ingenuity that will happen in the next 25 years will so far exceed what we saw happen in the last 25 years that it will feel more like we are 50 years in the future rather than just 25. So, buckle up and get ready for a wild ride into the future… it’s just getting started now!
Hi Dave, I’m sure this is just a typo. The breakthrough you mention is is fusion reaction not fission which is what happens in our present nuclear power stations which is the splitting of the hydrogen atom and which leaves radioactive waste. Fusion is what happens in the sun (or any star) and is the fusing of hydrogen atoms into helium and nuff energy and no waste. ;-)}
Thanks, yes. I’ll correct it now. Thank you!🙏
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