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AI and Why Its Growth Will Eventually Slow Down

Nothing in nature grows forever. Why should artificial intelligence be any different? There is a quiet belief behind almost every conversation about AI today: that it will keep getting better, faster, and bigger โ€” forever.

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Dr. B.V.R.C. Purushottam
IAS ยท UC Berkeley
March 28, 2026ยท 12 min read

AI and Why Its Growth Will Eventually Slow Down

By BVRC Purushottam | Mar 28, 2026

Nothing in nature grows forever. Why should artificial intelligence be any different?

There is a quiet belief behind almost every conversation about AI today: that it will keep getting better, faster, and bigger โ€” forever. That next year's models will always be a...

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Dr. B.V.R.C. Purushottam
IAS Officer ยท AI Researcher ยท Policy Architect

16 years in India's administrative machinery. Now pioneering AI in governance, cooperative finance, and public policy โ€” grounded in both data and dharma. Writing from Dehradun, in the foothills of the Himalayas.

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