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When will we have enough data that we will be able to apply this to everything? Imagine a model that can predict all kinds of trends - what new consumer good will be the most likely to succeed, where the next war is most likely to break out, who will win the next election, which stocks are going to break out. One gigantic black box with a massive state, with input from everything - planning approvals, social media posts, solar activity, air travel numbers, seismic readings, TV feeds.



Sounds a bit like the premise for the Asimov series, "The Foundation"




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