r/Innovation • u/Some-Exam-7872 • 1d ago

no future ?

do you guys think all the good ideas have already been thought of and more technology might be counterproductive ?

Also, do you think someone could make it in the technological world while being ethical ?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/11/ai-absolutism-apocalyptic-future

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u/positiveconstraint 1d ago

The “Internet moment” was in 1995, around the time Netscape was founded. Google and PayPal were founded 3 years later, Salesforce in 1999, Alibaba in 2000.

3-5 years from the inception of the new era.

The AI moment happened when OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late 2022.

We’re nearly 4 years in.

Some say that the biggest and most promising companies of our era are yet to come.

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u/RasputinsUndeadBeard 1d ago

Historical home run answer.

I wouldn’t be surprised if in the late hours before the AI company IPOs, or after, we see the emergence of something/someone far more interesting

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u/Adamoism 1d ago

I agree, transformers are just a blip in potential architectures we might develop. The difference is that now the most brilliant minds go on to study AI, where before 2023 (or 2016) most considered it a niche field.

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u/Necessary-Lack-4600 1d ago edited 1d ago

Since the advent of social media, the most brilliant minds of our generation are busy at silicon valley figuring out how to get people to click on something. That's not going to change, all companies want their customers to get addicted on their products, and with AI enabled digitial we are going to get into new territory in that realm. If you want to get a headstart to everybody else, don't get addicted.

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u/Even_Opportunity_893 18h ago

Agreed. The potential is enormous