Life in 20 years - My 2044 Predictions - AGI, Fusion, Biotech, Quantum - Milestones and Impacts!

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[CEOofLibertyMutualInsurance]

MSE major here, not a lot of people know what we do haha. You're right about the chip fab work, most of my classmates are gonna work at Micron when they graduate and I have a job lined up at a fab making silicon carbide chips. Computational methods for material discovery/design are very limited - one of my class' senior capstone projects is computational and that group has to use many workarounds to get even a supercomputer to compute what they need. Because quantum computing is best used for quantum processes, and the quantum processes of materials is what makes computational methods so difficult, quantum computing is set to revolutionize material discovery. Combine that with AI that basically has a very accurate intuition of what properties a novel material would have, and you're talking about 100x-ing our current level of material discovery. This has downstream effects on basically anything - better batteries, better chips, much more sustainable plastics, basically any problem we're facing today will be easier to solve if we have a 100x material discovery process.

[typicaleight]

As someone who is about to turn 20 I can’t even imagine what life will be like in 5 years let alone 20

[michaelschmitt]

I'm a teacher and i couldn't agree more. I'm already using AI and it gave me superpowers! For example: if one of the children likes football, I use AI to create a text about football - simultaneously working on individualised grammar topics. I couldn't do this for everyone without AI

[Paratzi]

Gonna save this video for the next 20 years to see how well it ages

[ChrisCrompton]

It's the transition period which wont be so rosy. There may be a 10+ year delay between massive job losses from AI efficiency and the government creating new economic policies which help pull these people out of poverty and into thriving meaning-based work.

[RockEsper]

It's an honor to meld into the superorganism with you guys

[CodexPermutatio]

One thing is certain: The most important changes of the future (even just 20 years away) are already practically unimaginable.

[MH-kjhh]

one point of contention, Capitalism is the individual/private ownership of capital, it doesn't just mean that capital exists - so talking about different ownership models is inherently talking about moving away from Capitalism.

[Shrouded_reaper]

This is insanely optimistic beyond belief. Do you really think these new technologies will be socialised and owned by many rather than the current power players moving in to own them as they develop and simply handing out the plebians a liveable allowance contingent on their good behaviour?

[DefenderX]

I'm thinking a lot about what my daughters of 3 and 5 are going to do after they grow up and graduate. Seeing as I can't prevent them from living their lives, the only thing I wish for them is that they grow up with a healthy self esteem, self worth, and find their meaning.

[SN]

OMG it is so good and so refreshing to hear someone competently verbalise the current conditions! When I've been telling my friends for the pas two years that we are interconnected cyborgs and they have been looking at me like crazy!!! Thank you.

[spaceadv]

Great content! Helps me look at things differently and think more long term. Thanks!

[alphahurricane]

20 year from now is 2040 not 2044.
oh wait
oh no

[bobjoe]

I think these type of videos are always your best Dave. They make me excited for the future

[nickbrigham]

I never comment on YouTube channels but yours is easily my favorite. I love the topics, your explanations/views/reasoning, and the frequency with which you post. I bought physical copies of all of your books. Love your systems thinking series. I’m 32, just getting into machine learning with zero prior experience (I own a cannabis company and would love to focus on improving enterprise software in this industry), and really appreciate the videos and books.

[Will-ktjk]

Minor correction on the fusion record:
Highest NIF Q value I could find was 1.54, still a fair way from 2x, but at least 3 projects have hit Q= >1

“For over two decades since 1997, the record for Q was held by JET at Q = 0.67. The record for Qext was held by JT-60, with Qext = 1.25, slightly besting JET's earlier Qext = 1.14. In December 2022, the National Ignition Facility reached Q = 1.54 with a 3.15 MJ output from a 2.05 MJ laser heating, which remains the record as of 2023.”

[samuelabraham]

Amazing insight! Always look forward to your videos

[ModernTruthRevelation]

Dude, I love you! We are very similar in our orientation tho you are killing it in terms of execution and being a beacon of light to me as well. Thanks. I hope the highest meaning stands by you always. love, keep it up <3

[soundfly]

Just stumbled across your channel. Mind blown..! thanks so much ❤

[sirnicklas]

I love the digital Superorganism idea! Please delve deeper into that in the future. You deliver amazing content David! :)