AI Will Design a Better World. But How Fast Can We Build It?

Artificial intelligence may accelerate human discovery beyond anything we have experienced. But discovering a better way to do something and actually implementing it are two entirely different things. That distinction may have profound implications for the global economy and today's extraordinary AI valuations. The Coming Explosion of Human KnowledgeImagine that artificial intelligence lives up to its greatest promises. Over the next decade, AI systems help scientists discover revolutionary medical treatments, engineers design dramatically more efficient electrical grids, researchers develop superior building materials, and transportation planners devise systems that could transform how people and goods move around the world. Problems that previously required decades of research might be solved in months. It is an extraordinary prospect. But there is a question that seems to receive remarkably little attention: Once AI figures out how to build a better world, how long will it actually…

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