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A Scientist Says Humans Will Reach the Singularity Within 21 Years (www.popularmechanics.com)

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

we will probably have occasional technology leaps in the future as we have had in the past

Yes, every 10 years or so. That's been the norm.

So again I’m not that impressed with where we are, compared to what I hoped and expected 50 years ago.

You're not alone. The rate of innovation is indeed going down.

https://www.sciencealert.com/innovation-in-science-is-on-the-decline-and-were-not-sure-why

It's been argued too that because of the way funding and grants work, research goes after buzzwords, commercial interesting stuff and mathematical fiction instead of fundamental research.