Watching Apple’s introduction of the iPhone 17 lineup, I was impressed by the incredible thinness of the Air. This screenshot from the product website really illustrates how compact the design is:
And yet there’s the camera and the plateau as they called it.
The technological world continues to get faster and smaller — more processing speed using less power in physically smaller chips. But cameras and lenses continue to be governed by the laws of physics and the realities of light.
It’s a helpful reminder that AI tools will get better, cheaper, and faster, but their contributions to the physical world will continue to lag.
AI chatbots — check.
AI assisted coding — check.
AI designed, build and operated factories — not likely by 2027, even if some folks dream of that future.