It can be both. In the field of high-technology (like semiconductor) manufacturing, the techinques of making chips with feature sizes many generations ahead of

It can be both. In the field of high-technology (like semiconductor) manufacturing, the techinques of making chips with feature sizes many generations ahead of current SOTA exist in various states of completion, so extrapolation can be made from that. But what's going on in here is not that - it's reading tea leaves for maximum dramatic effect.