Technology | When | Impact | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear fusion | decades away | world-changing | basically guaranteed |
| Space Elevator | not in my lifetime | world-changing | high |
| Fully autonomous vehicle | next decade | HUGE | basically guaranteed |
| Personal flying vehicle | decades away | mid | low |
| AGI | just one more round of funding I promise | world-changing | basically guaranteed |
| RGB stripe OLED | counting days | good job 👍 | high |
| 3D printer | the future is now | HUGE | already here |
| Rust language adoption | the future is now | mid | already here |
| RISC-V takeover | next decade | good job 👍 | 50/50 |
| Linux as Windows kernel | not in my lifetime | good job 👍 | what timeline is this |
| Faster-than-light travel | not in my lifetime | galactic empire-enabling | hard to tell |