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The Drive Shaft of 1890 Is Predicting AI's Future

In 1890s factories, a single drive shaft locked everything. Electricity came, but bosses only swapped the power source—they didn't remove the shaft. It took 40 years for someone to ask: if each machine can plug in independently, why keep the shaft? Today's AI is 1890s electricity.

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In 1890s factories, a single drive shaft locked everything. Electricity came, but bosses only swapped the power source—they didn't remove the shaft. It took 40 years for someone to ask: if each machine can plug in independently, why keep the shaft? Today's AI is 1890s electricity.