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Founders of Modern Tech
- Marc Andreessen suggests putting John von Neumann, Alan Turing, and Oppenheimer in a room.
- These figures were central to the development of modern technology, including the atomic bomb and the computer.
AI's 80-Year Overnight Success
- The core algorithms of AI, like neural networks, were conceived in the 1940s.
- Today's AI is a payoff from decades of intellectual work, combined with advancements in data and semiconductors.
Room-Temperature Superconductors: A Potential Game Changer
- Room-temperature superconductors would revolutionize energy transmission and computing.
- Marc Andreessen highlights the uncertainty surrounding this potential breakthrough, comparing it to Schrödinger's cat.