Despite correctly predicting that computer networks would become ubiquitous and central to the future, Waldridge completely failed to anticipate the World Wide Web, Amazon, or Google—major missed opportunities for transformational work based on not fully understanding what the networked future would actually look like.

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Speaker

Michael Waldridge

Evidence Quote

having realized that networks were the future I completely failed to anticipate the worldwide web or Amazon or any of that I look I look at the missed opportunities in my life

Source

Don’t Believe AI Hype, This is Where it’s Actually Headed | Oxford’s Michael Wooldridge | AI HistoryJohnathan Bi
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:08:35 AM

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