Larry Page saw it in 2007: AI will be a lot of computation, not clever algorithms
jw2yang4ai · x · 2026-09-25
A resurfaced 2007 Google TechTalks clip shows Larry Page predicting that when AI arrives, it will come from massive computation rather than clever whiteboard algorithms. He noted human DNA compresses to about 600MB — smaller than any modern OS — hinting intelligence is far simpler to encode than assumed.
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