We are "one technological step" away from many things.
Fermat's last theorem was formulated in 1637 and proven in 1995, 358 years later. In those 358 years we can assume that at least 4 very long lived generations of people lived (more like 6-10 based on average life expectancies at the time).
Being "close" to something doesn't mean anything. Doing it is the real challenge. Everything before that is wishful thinking.
Even if we don't have direct computer to brain comms yet, the fact remains that most people now have constant access to any information accessible on the internet.
At some point, we are going to have to figure out how to test understanding instead of knowledge.
I distinctly remember being asked "what is the win32 function that does X" in an interview many years ago. My answer was "no idea, that's what msdn is for".
Fermat's last theorem was formulated in 1637 and proven in 1995, 358 years later. In those 358 years we can assume that at least 4 very long lived generations of people lived (more like 6-10 based on average life expectancies at the time).
Being "close" to something doesn't mean anything. Doing it is the real challenge. Everything before that is wishful thinking.