There will always be plenty of things to compute in the detailed affairs of millions of people doing complicated things.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- There will always be many complex problems involving millions of people that require computing.
- In plain terms
- There will always be many big tasks for computers to do.
- What can you take from it?
- Computing needs will remain vast due to population complexity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What needs computing now?
- Will demand grow?
Another view
Some tasks may be solved by non-computational means.
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