Technology Stagnation |
The entire world is watching with growing unease as the global technology economy appears to have hitched itself to a single horse called artificial intelligence. Billions upon billions are being funnelled into the sector, yet there is a sense that the system is nearing a breaking point.
Like other technological frenzies that have inflated bubbles with damaging economic consequences, AI now seems to be racing towards a similar fate. The first clear casualty of this relentless push has been consumer computing, an area where progress once reliably meant more power, better performance and greater affordability in the hands of the public.