They might not be. We’re already starting to run into the limits of silicon as it is, and I can’t imagine that we can keep pushing it for another 3 decades.
Most of the more recent benefits have been by working smarter, within the boundaries, rather than pushing the boundaries. Both have diminishing returns.
There’s still room for improvement in both, but not infinitely. We likely already have a lot of the low hanging fruit for brute computing tasks.
They might not be. We’re already starting to run into the limits of silicon as it is, and I can’t imagine that we can keep pushing it for another 3 decades.
But we have started to run into these limits year after year, for about the last 30 years 😉
Most of the more recent benefits have been by working smarter, within the boundaries, rather than pushing the boundaries. Both have diminishing returns.
There’s still room for improvement in both, but not infinitely. We likely already have a lot of the low hanging fruit for brute computing tasks.