It's easier/safer to bet on tech that you see immediate uses for, and that fits our current workflows. Semantic search is a better horse, in other words, and th

It's easier/safer to bet on tech that you see immediate uses for, and that fits our current workflows. Semantic search is a better horse, in other words, and there are lots of uses for that. Black swan-type events are going to be hard to see even if you're looking for them. You can probably happen upon one by placing enough bets, but from a career/business perspective each bet can be pretty costly.