> "we just need a couple of 2x improvements in data efficiency, and we’re golden”"
100,000x is only seventeen 2x improvements. This[1] says world volume of data doubles every two years, citing a 2016 McKinsey study as the source. That puts it 34 years away. 2056. This[2] says the estimated compound growth rate of data creation is around 61%, that's a doubling time of 1.32 years and puts it 22 years away. 2045.
It's not tomorrow, but it may not be all that far away.
100,000x is only seventeen 2x improvements. This[1] says world volume of data doubles every two years, citing a 2016 McKinsey study as the source. That puts it 34 years away. 2056. This[2] says the estimated compound growth rate of data creation is around 61%, that's a doubling time of 1.32 years and puts it 22 years away. 2045.
It's not tomorrow, but it may not be all that far away.
[1] https://rivery.io/blog/big-data-statistics-how-much-data-is-...
[2] https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-data-explained-how-mu...