Most breakthrough technological innovations generate second-order effects that are unpredictable at the time of their invention; the automobile enabled suburbs and drive-in theaters, the web enabled Uber through mapping, and similarly AI's breakthrough applications may emerge in unexpected ways.

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Rufus Griscom

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when the car was developed it could get you from point A to point B um and you might even be able to predict uh the development of roads and highways Etc but you might not be able to predict Los Angeles or suburbs

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Bill Gates Reveals Superhuman AI PredictionThe Next Big Idea Podcast
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:21:59 PM

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