From self-driving cars to AGI: an age of miracles we've gotten used to
mimi10v3 · x · 2026-09-05
A reposted reflection lists era-defining breakthroughs already here: pedal-free self-driving cars, reusable rockets, AGI that can reason and operate computers, plus miracle weight-loss drugs and personalized cancer vaccines — marvels anyone from 20 years ago would find unbelievable, yet we've somehow gotten used to them.
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