Some theorists suggest that the exponential rate of technological change observed in recent history implies faster and more profound technological change in the future.
Notes on verification
Claim accurately paraphrases a well-documented theoretical position (accelerating change thesis) associated with Kurzweil, Moravec, and Vinge, corroborated by multiple independent sources beyond Wikipedia.
Sources
- Accelerating change (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://grokipedia.com/page/Accelerating_change (grokipedia.com)
- https://www.lesswrong.com/w/accelerating-change (lesswrong.com)
- https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-05642-4_16 (link.springer.com)
- https://theprogressnetwork.org/exponential-progress/ (theprogressnetwork.org)