But there was one more major chapter in the story of how data became big and bigger. On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the Apple iPhone, making touch the new dominant intuitive interface between humans and machines. Moore’s Law has been replaced by The First Law of Big Data: the value of data grows with the growth in the number of people sharing similar data. The availability in China of lots of data is in Lee’s opinion a major factor in China’s eventual AI dominance. Is the next chapter in the story of how data became big and bigger going to be written in China?

Source: Forbes January 22, 2019 14:03 UTC