The world in 2029
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Claims that by 2029 a $1,000 computer reaches 10^16 calculations/sec—brain-level compute—enabling cheap AI that can eliminate poverty, famine and disease; proposes Universal Basic Income paid by taxing hyper‑profitable data firms; identifies transport+energy+farming as 66% of CO2 and prescribes autonomous electric vehicles, solar power and indoor hydroponics that are 300x more area efficient; cites lab‑grown food, a Tokyo restaurant serving 3D-printed sushi, wearable and implantable sensors, and nanobots (cancer trials in pigs) as near-term deliverables.
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