Kwiminyaka embalwa, i-computing isibonisa isakhiwo yayo. Kwakhona, siye kwimeko. Kodwa yintoni isakhiwo? Yintoni izakhiwo ziya kufuneka? Kwimeko Kwi-Part II, ndingathanda ukuba i-Big Tech ayikwazi ukufumana oku ngokufanelekileyo - yaye yintoni ukuvelisa le nqaku kwakhona kuxhomekeke ukufikelela kwakhona kwi-foundation ye-science, i-engineering, kunye ne-comportment yabantu ukusuka kwakhona. Indawo yokuqala Indawo yokuqala XR Glasses: A Clever Workaround, Not the Destination Kwi-evolution ye-technology, i-paradigm shifts ezininzi ziyafumaneka ngokufanelekileyo, kwaye izisombululo ze-stopgap ziye zithunyelwe kwi-endpoint. Iingcingo ze-XR ezidlulileyo ziyafumaneka ngexesha elide - zithunyelwe nathi, kodwa ngexesha lokugqibela zithunyelwe kuphela kwi-transitional form factor. Qinisekisa izibane ze-XR njenge-PalmPilot ye-spatial computing: smart, ambitious, and impressive in its time. But ultimately, a stepping stone. The moment the real thing shows up (i-iPhone-level jump), it is over. Iimpawu eziphambili ze-tech ziyafumaneka ngokufanelekileyo kwiinkonzo ze-legacy, ukuqhuba i-electronics ezininzi kwi-headsets kunye neengcingo. kwi-Hackernoon, ndiyaziwa yi-The Pygmalion Curse: i-habitu ye-industry yokufunda ngokugqithisileyo i-Weinbaum ye-visio elidlulileyo kwiminyaka emininzi ngaphandle kokuphumelela. iimveliso Zonke iinkqubo ze-Gadget zithunyelwe ngokubanzi kwiimodeli ye-gadget ebonakalayo - izixhobo ezisetyenziswa, ezisetyenziswa, okanye zithunyelwe kwiimeko zethu. Kodwa ukuba i-category yaye lithunyelwe ukusuka kwimeko? Ngaphandle kokufunda, "Ukuya kubandakanya i-hardware eyenziwa kwi-XR?", ingxaki engapheliyo kunokuba: "Yintoni i-form factor ingangena ngokwenene kwimvavanyo yabantu?" Ukulungiselela oku kufuneka iziphumo kwi-material science, i-nanophotonics, kunye ne-optoelectronics - uhlobo le nophuhliso ebonakalayo ebonakalisa iimpawu ezintsha zokusebenza kwi-perception. Why the Market Demands More Than Smart Glasses Kwimeko emangalisayo emangalisayo kwi-AR glasses: i-Meta ye-Ray-Ban ye-colaboration emangalisayo; i-Apple's Vision Pro ibonise i-spatial computing kunye ne-micro-OLED displays kunye ne-eye eye-tracking ephakamileyo; kunye namashishini afana ne-XREAL kunye ne-Rokid ziye zibonise izibane ze-AR ezincinane ezisetyenziswayo kwaye ezininzi ezininzi (ngaba ndingathanda kakhulu kwe-XREAL's Air 2 Pro). Kukho zonke iiglasi ze-XR ezintsha ezincinane, ezininzi ezisetyenziswayo, kwaye ezininzi zokusetyenziswa kwimveliso zayo. Kodwa bonke bafuna abasebenzisi ukuba bafumane into I-Fun Fact: I-2024 Monash University Survey Iimpawu ze-smart glasses zithembisa i-imeyile yayo kunye neengxaki ze-social, ngelixa i-non-users zithembisa iingxaki ze-privacy kunye neengxaki ze-social. Ngokubanzi, i-smart glasses zithembisa abantu ngaphezulu kwindawo ze-bubbles zayo. Ukufumana Ukufumana Kwiminyaka eyi-2022, umongameli we-Mojo Drew Perkins yaba umntu wokuqala wabhala i-AR-contact lens - i-microLED screen ye-green monochrome ye-microLED, engaphezulu kwama-mm, engaphezulu kwe-14,000 i-pixel ye-inch. Uyakwazi ukubona i-text, i-graphics, kunye ne-data eyenziwe ngqo kwi-visual field yayo. Akukho izibane, akukho i-headset, akukho i-hardware eyenziwa nangoko. "Inyanga elidlulileyo kakhulu kunokuba abantu abaninzi bafikelele," uye emva. "Ndiye ndingathanda. Ndiye ndingathanda. It works." Wabelane I-Mojo Vision ibonise ukuba omnye iingxaki ezininzi, ezininzi zokusetyenziswa kwe-AR - ubuchwepheshe ye-displays - ingathintela kwi-scale ye-contact-lens. Kwakhona, i-reality ibonelela: i-market ayikwazanga, i-supporting technology ayikwazanga kakhulu. Ukugqibela, le nkampani ilandelayo kwi-intelligent lens but remained in the vision tech space. Waye ngokufanelekileyo kwi-microLEDs - kuquka i-intelligent glass displays - njenge-platform. I-demo, kunjalo, ibekwe kwimeko yokuzonwabisa-ukubonisa ukuba into efanayo ne-cyberpunk fever ingaba kuba kwakhona kwakhona. Why Now Is the Moment: AI, Materials, and the Rise of Superhuman R&D Kwixesha elide, iinkampani ezincinane ne-20 (kuquka XPANCEO) ziye zibonise ngokubanzi ukuthuthukiswa kweengcingo ze-smart kunye nezicelo ze-patent ezidlulileyo. Kukho iiyunithi ezininzi okanye ezininzi ziye zithintela neengxaki ze-pivot kwaye ziyafumaneka (ngaphakeme ezininzi kwiintsuku zangaphambili zayo) Xa i-Mojo Vision ibonise i-prototype yayo, babonise ukufikelela kwe-smart contact lens. Yintoni awukwazi ukufikelela ukuba ngexesha elifanelekileyo i-landscape iya kubhalwe kwiminyaka embalwa kuphela. I-difference phakathi kwe-"kwangapheli kakhulu" kunye ne-"ngokuthe ngexesha elifanelekileyo" ikakhulukazi kuxhomekeke kwi-ecosystem ye-tech. Iingxaki ezininzi kwimveliso, i-precision yokukhiqiza, kunye ne-R & D speed efunekayo kwi-nanoscale-level iteration. Namhlanje, amaxabiso zithunyelwa. ) iimveliso iimveliso Qinisekisa i-traditional materials discovery pipeline: abacwaningi zibonise isakhiwo, zihlanganisa i-candidates, ukuhlola izakhiwo, ukubonisa iziphumo - i-cycle ye-iteration ebonakalayo ngenyanga okanye ngonyaka. Kwimeko yokufunda ngempumelelo nge-opportunity space, iinkqubo ezintsha zokusebenza ngokucacisa iinkqubo ze-athomu, zibonisa izakhiwo ze-athomu eziqhelekileyo, zibonisa izakhiwo ze-optical ngaphambi kwe-synthesis, kwaye zibonisa iingcali ezininzi ezidlulileyo ukuba ziye zithunyelwe ngeengxaki ze-conventional. Ngo-2023 i-Google DeepMind i-deep learning tool ye-GNoME ~2.2 million izakhiwo ze-crystalline, kuquka i-380,000 izinto ezinokufanelekileyo - ukwandisa kwizigidi ngaphezu kwe-crystalline ezaziwa kwakhona. Le indawo yokuquka ebandayo yandisa kakhulu ukufumana iimveliso, okuvumela i-Berkeley Lab ukuhanjiswa kwezigidi zeengxube kwizinsuku kunokuba iinyanga. Ukucinga Ukucinga Ngoku, isantya yaye ngokukhawuleza. Iingcali iindidi ezintsha zeemveliso ezimbini ezimbini kunye nezakhiwo ezizodwa ze-optical - iimveliso ezikhoyo emzimbeni kwaye engabonakali ngaphandle kokufundiswa kwe-machine learning. Ukufumaneka Ukufumaneka Ngoku, iqela le-deep-tech R&D kunokuba ngaphezu kwizigidi ezininzi ezininzi ezijolileyo (and-expensive) eziholide kwi-lab. I-intelligence ye-collective, enxibelelana i-intuition yabantu kunye ne-machine precision kunye nokuguqulwa ngempumelelo kwimidlalo. Iimveliso ezininzi ezininzi eziholela i-30 i-researchers kunye neeyure ze-3 ezidlulileyo ezidlulileyo malunga neenyanga. Kwi-XPANCEO, iiplatform zethu ze-AI zithembisa inqubo ye-R&D. Zifumaneka njenge-collaborators ezincinane ezaziwayo ezaziwayo; ukucacisa i-optimizations ezikhoyo; kwaye ukwandisa ngokubanzi iinkonzo ze-domain yeqela lethu. Kwimveliso ye-deep tech, ingqondo yayo yokushintshwa kubaluleke kakhulu. Xa i-R & D i-cycle i-compresses ngexesha elikhulu, i-moonshots ziye ziye zithembisa. I-technologies ezinokufanisa iinkampani ezidlulileyo kunye neengxabiso ze-research ezininzi ziya kunokuthuthukiswa ngempumelelo. Yintoni iingcebiso ze-contact lenses, i-concept eyenziwe ngexesha elidlulileyo, yaye ekugqibeleni ziyafumaneka kwimeko yayo. Thina sinokukwazi ukwakha, ukuhlola kunye nokuguqula ngesantya se-supernatural - akukho kuphela kwiingcebiso ze-XR, kodwa kwimveliso esitsha yeenkcukacha ezincinane kunye nezixhobo ezintsha ezisetyenziselwa i-computing ye-ambient. Le nophuhliso esizodwa, kodwa akukho ngenxa yokuba umntu waye wabanjwa ngempumelelo; yinto ngexesha elithile ngenxa yokuba isiseko se-innovation ye-deep-tech lashintsha phantsi kwakhona. Deep Tech’s Advantage: Fundamental Science vs. the Status Quo I-revolutions ye-technology ibandakanya isampuli esifanelekileyo esithathwe ngokubanzi: iingxaki ezininzi ziye zithunyelwa kwi-iteration kwi-paradigma ezidlulileyo, kodwa kwi-rebuilding kwi-foundations. I-Big Tech ibonelela kwi-optimization, ukuthatha i-technologies ezaziwayo, ukuvelisa kwi-scale enkulu, kunye nokukhuthaza iimveliso ezininzi ngokusebenzisa iimveliso ezininzi. Le nkqubo isebenza ngokufanelekileyo - ngexesha elithintela kwi-top ebonakalayo ngokufanelekileyo. I-transistors ye-silicon ingaba kuphela ezincinci. I-batteries ingaba kuphela kakhulu kakhulu. I-optics ye-glass ingaba kuphela kakhulu. Iinkampani ze-deep-tech ezisebenzayo kwinqanaba le-physics ziyafumaneka ngokugqithisileyo kwii-limits. I-deep-tech inokufumana i-avantage ngaphezu kwizigidi ze-tech ezininzi ezinobuninzi: Ukusebenza kwinqanaba ze-atomic kunye ne-nanoscale ukunciphisa iimfuno zeengcingo ze-supply, iinkqubo ze-manufacturing, kunye neempawu ze-material. I-"substrate" yenye kungenziwa kwi-engineering. Izifundo ze-biotech ziyafumaneka ngokuqhelekileyo ukuvelisa iziyobisi ezihlangeneyo ezikhoyo, akukho ngenxa yokuba izixhobo zayo ziquka ezininzi, kodwa ngenxa yokufumana iinkcukacha kunye nokufumana izixazululo - i-gen therapy, i-CRISPR, i-mRNA vaccines - kwi-level ephambili. I-physics-based deep-tech inokufumana izihlangu ezininzi ezintsha. Iinkqubo zihlangana iintsuku ezininzi zophuhliso kunye neengxaki ezininzi kwi-forward research, kodwa xa zithembisa, i-competitive advantage ebonakalayo ikakhulu. I-physics entsha ayikwazi ukuchithwa ngokugqithisileyo. Iimveliso ezininzi ezininzi ze-AI-guided discovery ukuba zibonise ayikwazi ukuhanjiswa. Iinkqubo zokukhiqiza ezikhoyo eminye kwimveliso ayikwazi ukuhanjiswa. Ukuguqulwa kwe-proof-of-concept kwiimveliso ezinokwethenjelwa, ezinokwethenjelwa kwe-biocompatible, ezinokwethenjelwa kwimveliso ezinokwenene ngokufanelekileyo kubathengi, kufuneka i-development philosophy ezininzi ezininzi kwaye ezahlukileyo kwi-traditional consumer electronics. Ngokungafani neefayili, i-smart contact lens ayikho i-optional ye- "version 1.0" ezidlulileyo yokususa i-bugs kunye nokufaka i-patches. Izixhobo ze-medical zihlangene. I-biocompatibility ayinxalenye. I-device kufuneka yinto efanelekileyo kakhulu kwaye ayinxalenye kakhulu ukuze abasebenzisi zithembele ngokufanelekileyo. Njengoko ke, izifundo ze-clinical ziya kuba ezininzi. Xa ubuchwepheshe zithembekile kunye nezindlela zokulawula zibonakalisa, izicelo ezininzi zokusetyenziswa kubathengi ziye ziye ziye zithembeka. Iinkampani ze-deep technology ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye ziye Njengoko i-contact lens ibandla i-eyokhumeni yabantu kwi-interface, le zixhobo ezintsha zithintela indlela kunye naliphile iinkcukacha zedijithali, ngokwenza i-computing emangalisayo malunga neengxaki kunye neengxaki zokusetyenziswa kwimvelo yabantu. Nge-interfaces zayo, siya kuza ngama-cognitive layer eyenziwe ngama-algorithms eyinxalenye ze-AI ezihambelana nezidingo zethu, i-filtering ye-information, kunye nokufunda iingxaki ze-real-time. Ngokutsho, abadlali be-science-fiction abalandeli, abalandeli, kwaye ngexesha ngexesha bafumene nathi: thina ngexesha lokugqibela kwenziwa kwi-cyborgs - imibala njenge-screens, isikhumba njenge-interface, i-AI njenge-side-kick ebonakalayo ye-humanity. Yinto ibonisa umbuzo elikhulu: ukuba ukuxhumana, ukuxhaswa, kunye ne-intelligence yethu, ingathengiswa, okanye ngexesha elinye, ngexesha elinye, ngoko ke ngoko ke sinokufuneka "umntu"? Kodwa oku kwimeko yexesha elinye

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