End Of Moore's Law For CPU Speed Increases Coming To End

The rate of computer processor power growth has slowed from doubling once every two years to once every 2.5 to 3 yeas. The doublings might stop entirely by about 2025. Will other forms of technological advance speed up to take the place of CPU doubling speed as a driver of economic growth? I'm thinking of genetic editing with CRISPR-Cas9 and other genetic manipulation techniques yet to be discovered. Biotech continues to have a far smaller impact than the computer industry on economic growth and living standards. But in theory biotech ought to be able to deliver far larger benefits - most notably rejuvenation therapies. The question is when will it happen?...
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