AI forecasts compress four different clocks into one, Rodney Brooks argues
The iRobot co-founder says research, hype, deployment and economic change move at different speeds, challenging near-term automation bets.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Rodney Brooks
Why it matters
AI valuations often price economy-level outcomes while products remain in research or early deployment. Brooks's framework separates technical progress from adoption and labor-market claims.
Rodney Brooks, the roboticist who co-founded iRobot and built two more robotics companies, argued in an August 1st essay that technology forecasts routinely collapse four separate clocks into a single, misleading timeline.…
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