The Next Great AI Winners May Surprise You

I saw my first cell phone, used by a real person, in 1987.

It belonged to an executive friend of my father’s. Calling it a “phone” almost feels generous by today’s standards. The thing looked more like military equipment than consumer technology.

It was a massive black brick attached to its own carrying case. It wasn’t the one pictured below, but it was similar.

At the time, it felt futuristic beyond belief.