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← Technological progress did not slow down from 1970 to the present, compared with its pre-1970 speed
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semiconductors Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Technological progress did not slow down from 1970 to the present, compared with its pre-1970 speed Technological progress did not slow down from 1970 to the present, compared with its pre-1970 speed Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2014-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Scott Alexander — no longer holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The case for a technological slowdown since about 1970 is not convincing. — tap to centre the map on it The case for a technological slowdown since about 1970 is not convincing. Last stated 6 years ago
23 Jan 2021
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Jason Crawford — no longer holds since 2021-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all. — tap to centre the map on it Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did… Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has accelerated the pace of development but not the pace of business, and that mismatch will become more and more apparent. — tap to centre the map on it AI has accelerated the pace of development but not the pace of business, and that mismatch will become more and more… Last stated 2 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scientific progress in biology is not slowing down. — tap to centre the map on it Scientific progress in biology is not slowing down. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Aug 2019
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Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Stagnation does not mean no progress; it means progress slower than the late 1800s to mid-1900s peak. — tap to centre the map on it Stagnation does not mean no progress; it means progress slower than the late 1800s to mid-1900s peak. Last stated 6 years ago
23 Jan 2021
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2021-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Semiconductor infrastructure has not kept up with AI's growth, and closing that gap needs capacity built in unconventional ways. — tap to centre the map on it Semiconductor infrastructure has not kept up with AI's growth, and closing that gap needs capacity built in… Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress used to run in several industries at once and now runs in one, which is what the slowdown actually consists of. — tap to centre the map on it Progress used to run in several industries at once and now runs in one, which is what the slowdown actually consists… Last stated 6 years ago
23 Jan 2021
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2021-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The bottleneck in AI is no longer the progress of the models but their diffusion — if the models froze today, the economy would still take decades to absorb what already exists. — tap to centre the map on it The bottleneck in AI is no longer the progress of the models but their diffusion — if the models froze today, the… Last stated a month ago
29 Jul 2026
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Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are