> We could still be in the PC DOS 3.X era in this timeline. Wait until we hit the Windows 3.1, or 95 equivalent. Personally, I have seen shocking improvements in the past 3 months with the latest models.

While we're speculating, here's mine: we're in the Windows 7 phase of AI.

IOW, everything from this point on might be better tech, but is going to be worse in practice.