The second half of the chess board. Are we truly ready for the digital revolution ahead?

We talk a lot on Digital these days. AI, Blockchain, Analytics, Automation, Machine learning and even newer technologies.

What should be the strategy to adopt these in speed and approach. Make your Move?

Couldn’t resist to share the below perspective (for those not aware)

The Story Behind the Chess Board

The true story behind the invention of the chess board has been lost in time. The story goes that the inventor of chess, a mathematician, showed his creation to his country’s emperor. The game introduces the king and queen, knights, bishops, castles and the pawn representing the serfs of the nation. The emperor was so impressed he offered the inventor a reward of his choosing.

The mathematician, asked that one grain of rice be placed on the first square of the board and that he be doubled on each subsequent square. The emperor protests, believing that the reward is too small — but the mathematician persists.

When they reach the 32nd square, the reward amounts to the production from a few acres of rice patties- significant but not unreasonable. By the 64th square, it is estimated that the total amount of rice would amount to a pile the size of Mount Everest.

Relevance to Moore’s Law and Digital ahead

In 1965, following the pattern of the above chess board and rice, Moore noted that the computing power had been doubling every year enabling for future technologies. It was predicted that this same rate of improvement and technological advancements would continue into the future.

For those not aware, Moore’s law entered the second part of Chess board in 2013. This is roughly when the new wave of digital technologies (or as some call as the 4th revolution) started to boom crossing the 32nd square.

We are in 2021 now. Are we in for the exponential increase of digital technologies as the 4th revolution readies itself to expand. How prepared are we. Thoughts?