Future in Review conference explores the long-term investment behind AI breakthroughs and what comes next

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A report from the Future in Review conference at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute, where scientists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers gathered to explore what comes after the current AI era. Former NSF director Sethuraman Panchanathan emphasized that today's AI breakthroughs rest on decades of sustained investment, including during past "AI winters." The article examines the long-term, often invisible foundational work required for transformative innovation, and the challenge of sustaining research investment during periods of low enthusiasm.

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