[eysgshsvsvsv]

Is there a reason why memory was used and not compute power as an example? I don't understand how cherry picking random examples from past explain future of AI. If he think business needs does not exist he should explain how he arrived at that conclusion instead of a random iPod example.

[cerved]

It's an analogy. He's making the point that even though something can scale at an exponential rate, it doesn't mean there is a business need for such scaling

[sigmoid10]

This. The scaling of compute has vastly different applications than the scaling of memory. Shows once again that people who are experts in a related field aren't necessarily the best to comment on trendy topics. If e.g. an aeroplane expert critiques Spacex's starship, you should be equally vary, even though they might have some overlap. The only reason this is in the media at all is because negative sentiment to hype generates many clicks. That's why you see these topics every day instead of Rubik's cube players criticising the latest version of Mikado.