Now the current GenAI wave is slowly slowing down, what in - your opinion - will be the next Big Thing? Battery-powered systems? A comeback of crypto/VR? RNA biotech?
The perpetual fantasies of fusion/quantum/superconductivity maybe?
I am genuinely curious at this point
Robots. I think humanity needs that something will do non-intellectual work for us, like cleaning and etc. This I think will increase humanity happiness more than something doing intellectual work.
I think an easier question is what <i>qualities</i> people will <i>think</i> the Next Hype Thing has. (Even if they aren't true.) For example:<p>1. Investment now will enable a near-monopoly later.<p>2. Success does not depend on any kind of negotiation or alliance-building, it can be done either unilaterally or in a way where other parties (e.g. delivery drivers) have no negotiating power to worry about.<p>3. Someone can say "infinite growth" without being laughed out of the room.<p>4. Competitors can be ruined by predatory pricing.