I still personally think would be the former context (current tech) rather than the latter context ("ever") because you're discussing something that is already

I still personally think would be the former context (current tech) rather than the latter context ("ever") because you're discussing something that is already working theory - even if it is just a subfield. So the question doesn't become "Will we ever have..." but rather "When will it become...". Ever applies more for something with an indeterminate future imo.