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The idea that exponential growth has been happening long before Moore's law is one of the main themes of Ray Kurzweil's book "The Singularity is Near". https://
by chrisatumd 11y ago
The idea that exponential growth has been happening long before Moore's law is one of the main themes of Ray Kurzweil's book "The Singularity is Near". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near
- tim333 11y agoHere's one of his graphs from 1900 to 1995 starting with census counting technology in 1900. If you allow GPUs as info tech then we are about in line with his most optimistic projection. graph http://globedia.com/imagenes/noticias/2011/10/17/singularidad-tecnologica_1_925128.jpg http://globedia.com/imagenes/noticias/2011/10/17/singularida... 7 TFlops for $1000 http://www.pcworld.com/article/2898093/nvidia-fully-reveals-1000-titan-x-the-most-advanced-gpu-ever.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/2898093/nvidia-fully-reveals-...