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by ethbr1 550 days ago
The quip that stuck in my head (Kurzweil?) is that adoption is based on utility over existing practice.

Hence why cell phone took off (verse land lines) but flying cars didn't (verse ground cars).

Adding basic level creativity to automation seems like the former.

It's not going to change everything overnight, but it is going to impact everything into a new normal.