Arthur Hanson
Well-known member
Leverage carried to levels considered in the even the recent past considered science fiction is another one of the gifts of the Semi/Nanotech sector. The ability of the semi/nanotech sector to leverage and reproduce the very most sophisticated devices on a massive, world wide scale and bring the cost down to a point literally billions can use them and many can even own them is unparalled in human history. The modern smart phone is the very best example out of many of this accelerating trend. Even inexpensive smart phones can be your computer, camera, video and voice recorder, note pad, file storage, entertainment center, navigation device, ID, wallet and numerous other functions with more being added everyday. When connected to a network or platform, the smart phone becomes even more powerful with more functions than we can name, with more being added all the time and the pace of this change picking up speed with the "Great Acceleration".
Even more recently the smart phone is becoming as access point for the world around you including your car, house, body monitors and numerous other functions. Not very long ago a device of this power would literally cost millions of dollars and is now in reach of most of the world. We are still in the early stages of the "Great Acceleration" that is transforming the lives of everyone by changing the very fabric of the world society. This trend is changing everything now at a rate no one can keep up with more than a fraction of it as the what is considered the greatest force in the universe "Compounding" takes hold.
The ability of the tech sector to increase the leverage individuals have to extend their talents and impact to unprecedented lengths through education, application and distribution at an ever increasing rate is still in its very early stages. The smart phone is but one early example of what we will see more of at an ever increasing rate. The smart phone will be the access point to the cloud and platforms 24/7. This unprecedented access to knowledge and ways to work with it is already at a world wide scale considered unimaginable just a generation ago.
The great tech companies have now created a world were the pace of change is already so broad and fast, no one can keep up. All this has changed our world to the point no one can keep up with more than a very small part of it with increasing specialization of literally everything becoming the rule. It's now at the point we have to participate in this change or face the prospect of becoming obsolete or even worse, dysfunctional, as many have.
Dealing with this must be priority for the best and brightest of the creators for without forethought and wisdom we could easily sow the seeds of our own destruction or decent into a hell no one would like to live in. While creating gifts of unlimited potential for advancement and good, we cannot just blindly create literally new ecosystems and worlds without guiding them in the direction that benefits the world around us. Creating a world one wants to live in, must not be an after thought, but an insight at the time of creation. This must be the ultimate gift of many that the semi/nanotech sector is creating. This is especially important as the ultimate gift is coming to be with over three hundred thousand researchers working on it, artificial intelligence.
Thoughts, comments and suggestions solicited and welcome for this should become a part of the thinking of anyone that is participating in this great adventure.
Even more recently the smart phone is becoming as access point for the world around you including your car, house, body monitors and numerous other functions. Not very long ago a device of this power would literally cost millions of dollars and is now in reach of most of the world. We are still in the early stages of the "Great Acceleration" that is transforming the lives of everyone by changing the very fabric of the world society. This trend is changing everything now at a rate no one can keep up with more than a fraction of it as the what is considered the greatest force in the universe "Compounding" takes hold.
The ability of the tech sector to increase the leverage individuals have to extend their talents and impact to unprecedented lengths through education, application and distribution at an ever increasing rate is still in its very early stages. The smart phone is but one early example of what we will see more of at an ever increasing rate. The smart phone will be the access point to the cloud and platforms 24/7. This unprecedented access to knowledge and ways to work with it is already at a world wide scale considered unimaginable just a generation ago.
The great tech companies have now created a world were the pace of change is already so broad and fast, no one can keep up. All this has changed our world to the point no one can keep up with more than a very small part of it with increasing specialization of literally everything becoming the rule. It's now at the point we have to participate in this change or face the prospect of becoming obsolete or even worse, dysfunctional, as many have.
Dealing with this must be priority for the best and brightest of the creators for without forethought and wisdom we could easily sow the seeds of our own destruction or decent into a hell no one would like to live in. While creating gifts of unlimited potential for advancement and good, we cannot just blindly create literally new ecosystems and worlds without guiding them in the direction that benefits the world around us. Creating a world one wants to live in, must not be an after thought, but an insight at the time of creation. This must be the ultimate gift of many that the semi/nanotech sector is creating. This is especially important as the ultimate gift is coming to be with over three hundred thousand researchers working on it, artificial intelligence.
Thoughts, comments and suggestions solicited and welcome for this should become a part of the thinking of anyone that is participating in this great adventure.
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