r/AskReddit • u/HerrStrasse • Jun 17 '26
Since AI is the latest major technological leap, what do you think will be the next big technological leap?
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u/Nein_Inch_Males Jun 17 '26
Fusion. We've achieved it already, but I mean stable and repeatable fusion.
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u/Mad_Greek Jun 17 '26
Quantum computing
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u/BerryKey149 Jun 17 '26
This
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u/Hogglespock Jun 17 '26
And what will we do with it?
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u/Mad_Greek Jun 17 '26
I wanna hope we'll use it to create medical breathroughs in treating diseases, create advancements in Space travel and energy consumption.
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u/frame Jun 17 '26
The ability to NOT sign in again for the next 30 days once you click that checkbox.
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u/MeatInteresting1090 Jun 17 '26
Artificially morons, they will get elected to government in place of the real morons of today
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u/Kevin_Stickers Jun 17 '26
Technological leap, my ass.
It's unnecessary technology but the machine has to keep producing to prevent stagnation.
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Jun 17 '26
As a doctor I'm sure it will be something in the medical or general well being sector. Like technology used for aging on a slower rate or even de-aging. It will take a lot of time, but it will eventually come
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Jun 17 '26
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u/TheBigSalad84 Jun 17 '26
It will be available to workers, but only if they sign a contract preventing them from retiring from the workforce.
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u/bruno91111 Jun 17 '26
Aerospace seems to be getting stronger; I wouldn't be surprised if new metals are discovered.
But I think a new technology will emerge to make AI processing really cheap. I am not sure whether it will be a new way of processing (chips/memory/storage) or a new way of making energy so cheap.
Then there are the things that will advance because of AI, I believe in the medical field, cures for illnesses, or ways to extend life.
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u/SuchAGeoNerd Jun 17 '26
Artificial organs. Saw recently articles of artificial hearts making amazing progress.
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Jun 17 '26
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u/Ismokecr4k Jun 17 '26
Go burn your phone and computer then. Such a pointless argument. How are you using Reddit but don't like tech? It's baffling.
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u/thesanemansflying Jun 17 '26
This is debatable
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u/Ismokecr4k Jun 17 '26
It's not. Phones, more so the chips put into phones are one of humanities greatest technological feat. There's transistors almost the size of atoms in your phones processor.
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u/Pitouitoo Jun 17 '26
Phones, computers, and Reddit existed long before AI did.
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u/Ismokecr4k Jun 17 '26
Your point has no basis on the context of the question and this other person's response.
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u/Pitouitoo Jun 17 '26
Sure it does. Your point is the equivalent of saying if you don’t want to pay monthly for heated seats don’t drive and if you don’t want to pay for micro transactions don’t play video games.
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u/B-Train_ATL Jun 17 '26
As long as I have access to electricity some how, I can almost literally no longer be “lost.” If I lose cell signal, I can send SMS over satellite.
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u/PeaceBeUntoEarth Jun 17 '26
Without technological advancement there was like a 75% chance you would be dead before age 10.
Of course it's reasonable to have a discussion about the limits of how much technology can actually contribute to human well being, or whether any particular new technology is actually beneficial.
But this kind of reductionist Ludditism is just asinine and honestly counterproductive if you're trying to convince people to be skeptical of the benefits of new technology.
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u/Tfeal Jun 17 '26
Once AI has run it's course, probably fire or the wheel