We are indeed fast approaching the very steep curve of exponential progression of many forms of tech (robotics/a.i./biomedical/etc). The average person is well unaware of this. Just do some reading up on Kurzweil and fill yourself in.
By 2010 computers will disappear.
They'll be so small, they'll be embedded in our clothing,
in our environment. Images will be written directly to our retina,
providing full-immersion virtual reality, augmented real reality.
We'll be interacting with virtual personalities.
Ray Kurzwell in 2005 at TED
