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> Moore's law ends when the whole universe is a computer (which it already is).

I find "Moore's Second Law" interesting. At least the version I'm familiar with says that the cost of a semiconductor chip fabrication plant doubles every four years. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_second_law

It's interesting to contrast that trajectory with global GDP. At some point, either global economic growth has to accelerate dramatically to even produce one fab; or we have to leave the 'globe', ie we go into space (but that's still universal GDP exploding), or that law has to break down.

It would be exceedingly funny (to me), if the one of the first two possibilities held true, and would accurately predict either an AI singularity or some Golden space age.



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