David Patterson predicts 1000X faster innovation, with superintelligence as the only real change
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-11-02
David Patterson offers a contrarian big-picture take: innovation rate will accelerate over 1000X in the next couple of years, yet little will actually change because we're already near the limits of technology — we have eVTOL, VR, electric cars, and solar power, "but not much more." The one main variable is superintelligence, which he frames as simply doing what humans do, but better: "SI will make everything better."
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