Differentiable programming. Differentiable ray tracers for example can be used to reconstruct the geometry of something you took a picture off.
this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2024
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The steady improvement in computer speed and efficiency (unfortunately brought down by bloated software, but in some areas you feel it in absolute terms), storage and memory size, and EV technology. I hope in 2040 there will be cheap powerful e-scooters and e-motorcycles.
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Fusion? That would be big. The continual role out of green energy which can push the price down. The McRib coming back. Normal things.
Quantum safe cryptography ciphers already exist
Nuclear power reactors built after the 1970's. New generation (5?, 6?) for baseload. Mox, msr, lead moderated... Renewables can bicker over the transient loads while reactors provide the 'always on, always needed' bulk of power load.
Fuel reprocessing to close the loop would be the grail at this point.
It would be nice to not need to worry about having a safe power source. Working remote, power blackout kills my ability to do my job