On November 8, 2022, I gave a keynote on digital trends at the Museum of Transport in Lucerne. On November 30 came ChatGPT. On December 15, I cancelled my Christmas vacation to completely review my courses and lectures and dive (deeply) into the AI pond. What happened? To understand what happened, let's first do a short mental exercise: I've been following the development of digitalization for over 25 years. So let's assume there is an idyllic pond, somewhere in a beautiful corner of the forest. There are beautiful water lilies in the pond. They have been growing steadily lately. Let's assume that the area of the pond covered by the water lilies has doubled every week over the last 25 years. Today, half of the pond is covered by water lilies. How long will it take until it is completely covered by water lilies? The answer to the water lily question above is: one week . This story is about exponential growth. What went down with A.I. use late last year is comparable to t...
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