Amara's Law
A technology forecasting principle proposed by futurist Roy Amara, stating that people tend to overestimate the short-term impact of a technology and underestimate its long-term impact. It is widely cited in discussions of technology adoption cycles and hype.
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Amara's Law states that technology is overestimated in the short term and underestimated in the long term, and this law applies equally to the field of AI.
Amara's Law states that people tend to overestimate the short-term impact of technology and underestimate its long-term impact.
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Amara's Law states that people tend to overestimate the short-term impact of technology and underestimate its long-term impact.
60%UnverifiedAmara's Law states that technology is overestimated in the short term and underestimated in the long term, and this law applies equally to the field of AI.
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