The best technology is invisible
summary
Starts from an exponential-lily-pad claim — half the pond at day 19, full at day 20 — and applies it to data and devices: Moore’s Law continuing, IoT jumping from billions to hundreds of billions, and internet traffic exploding to 2025. Gives concrete examples: IBM Watson wins Jeopardy (2009) as a milestone in AI, a UC Berkeley robot taking 20 minutes after 7 years to fold a towel, and an Oxford study finding 47% of 702 jobs at high risk of automation. Explains market‑cap‑per‑employee gaps (Walmart ~$120k vs Facebook ~$22M, Instagram ~$80M).
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:49The Industrial Revolution
- 5:29The China Economy
- 6:18Efficiency
- 7:14exponential growth
- 8:19Internet of Things
- 9:42New platform economies
- 10:56The story of Watson
- 13:37What shifts do we seize
- 16:07Race with the machine
- 17:00Digital equality
- 18:40Experiential economy
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