48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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    7 months ago

    It’s seriously insane growing up on star trek and then seeing it come to life.

    Still holding out for flying cars.

    And warp drive!

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      I don’t want flying cars because I don’t want 95% of the people around me to be driving regular cars. Can’t even use a turn signal and now they have carte blanche to drive over houses and shit?

      The answer is mass transit. Mag-rail, not personal aviation.

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      Unfortunately the limiting factor on flying cars is the drivers. And the limiting factor on warp drive is the science not turning out to be a scam.

      I could see AI at least solving the former.

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        You forget that technological progression is typically exponential as developed technologies each help to advance each other, and our collective base of theory grows. I also feel like machine learning can tip that curve a bit like it’s currently doing in things like protein research.

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      I think VR + generative AI is a clear pathway to Star Trek’s holodecks. Imagine being able to just say “I want to play a game I’ve never played before, in an Amazonian rainforest”, and then the AI renders the game and environment for you in VR. We’re genuinely very close to that reality.