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The exciting news is that several more doublings of awareness and acceptance are still ahead. Each doubling corresponds to a significant step towards mainstream adoption, eventually reaching 80-100% market saturation. Historically, such technological shifts tend to follow a predictable pattern—in about 7 years from inception to widespread adoption across sectors.
Drawing parallels from his experience in virtualization and cloud computing, the speaker notes that virtualization started as a niche in 2007 and became mandatory by 2014. This entire journey took roughly seven years, showing a consistent pattern that could inform predictions for AI's trajectory.