> there has been very little progress outside the field of AI during the past decade.

Rechargable batteries are much better. mRNA vaccines work. The Rust programming language works. Stacked ICs are working. Even mid-sized cities in Asia now have subways. Self-driving taxis are on the roads. There are multiple fusion power startups, and one or more might succeed. Satellite internet is available and cheap. Heat pumps have improved. Drones are really successful. Electric motor control technology has improved considerably. Humanoid robots are in pilot production.