# The Gen AI Bridge to the Future  ## Metadata - Author: [[Ben Thompson]] - Full Title: The Gen AI Bridge to the Future - Category: #articles - Summary: The article discusses how computing paradigms have evolved from mainframes to personal computers and smartphones, paving the way for future devices like wearables. It emphasizes that generative AI is key to creating new applications and bridging the gap to these next-generation devices. The author believes that generative AI will lead to the development of wearables that function as general-purpose computers. - URL: https://stratechery.com/2024/the-gen-ai-bridge-to-the-future/ ## Highlights - In 1945 the U.S. government built ENIAC, an acronym for *E*lectronic *N*umerical *I*ntegrator *a*nd *C*omputer, to do ballistics trajectory calculations for the military; World War 2 was nearing its conclusion, however, so ENIAC’s first major job was to do calculations that undergirded the development of the hydrogen bomb. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01je4hqkhvyy61e3bh6xff1yz7))