Revolutionary technologies are often taken for granted quickly after initial amazement, as demonstrated by Google search 20 years ago being revolutionary but becoming mundane, and contemporary AI abilities like face recognition and college-level math that seem remarkable now will likely be considered routine in a decade.
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“People also acclimatize really quickly. I remember when Google's web search came out 20 years ago... and then after a few years, you just took for granted that you could Google anything.”
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:05:48 PM
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