That happens quite frequently in the technology business: people have ideas but the infrastructure won't support the apps.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Sometimes Technology Has to Catch Up Before an App Can Take Off
Jack Dorsey tried a "Twitter" approach 11 years ago, broadcasting his notes and thoughts to friends and family using email and a Blackberry. It didn't really work very well. Twitter was launched six years later.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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