In the future, we can expect the arrival of contact lenses that can take pictures or video, universal language translator earbuds that allow us to communicate anywhere in the world, and exosuits that increase physical strength. Frost & Sullivan explores these themes and many others in detail in a recently published study, “ The World Economic Forum.
<<2ACF91B416230344B2DEFB1D52892E77>]>> %%EOF For example, VR could be used to understand the plight of refugees, giving us the opportunity to step into their shoes, which may make us more likely to take action or donate money.We will see the emergence of extreme personalization and customisation We already see an advanced degree of personalization in marketing practices, but this will be extended in the future to touch virtually all aspects of our lives. Today, when I speak with others, I am limited by the speed with which I can speak and the words on the tip of my tongue. 0000000016 00000 n Ultimately our goal was to determine the ways in which the changing nature of humanity and transhumanism would affect individuals, society, businesses, and government. On the Future: Prospects for Humanity by Martin Rees As we survive 2018 on a diet of daily news, big-name intellectuals are inviting us to zoom out from day-to-day politics. We will see the rise of AI in our career settings as described in much work focused on smart factories, industrial IOT, and related topics. As we increasingly have the tools to engineer any of these outcomes, some will have to take priority over others. 816 26 Mark Zuckerberg has described the following scenario: Today, when we share our vacation experiences, we upload photos and videos. In his latest book, Michio Kaku makes bold predictions about the future fate of humankind. With BMIs, I can share my full sensory and emotional vacation experience with my friends and family. 0 0000008609 00000 n Originally published in The Futurist March-April 2006. A few of the trends that emerged from this study include the following seven trends. The Future of Humanity Brian Cox and Robin Ince take on the entire future of our civilisation, as they are joined by Astronomer Royal and former head of the Royal Society Lord Rees, Baroness Cathy Ashton and comedian, actor and director Chris Addison. �m��b8�� 0000003282 00000 n 0000002964 00000 n Eventually, we may see AI personalization affect our career trajectory, playing a guiding role in the positions we are offered based on our personal strengths.
%PDF-1.4 %���� We already see the early days of this with questions around leg prosthesis and whether they provide runners with increased speed compared to that of an average human. We will also see increased use of implants ranging from brain microchips and neural lace to mind-controlled prosthesis and subdermal RFID chips that allow users to unlock doors or computer passwords with the wave of a hand. You can also read responses to this article by Terry Grossman, John Smart, J. Storrs Hall, Damien Broderick, and Richard Eckersley. It is inevitable that our diets and medical treatment will be far more personalized based on the information that our genome reveals about us. We hope they will spark discussion and innovation at your organizations. What do we value most? Our thought processes will be faster and more transferableBoth wearable and implantable brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) are in development from organizations that include Elon Musk’s Neuralink, Facebook, and DARPA. While many of these trends will make for solid investments for the next 5-10 years, fewer companies are considering the revolutionary convergence of disparate trends pulled from technology, behavioral and societal changes, and medical advances to understand how they will converge to transform society. 0000008948 00000 n 0000004622 00000 n 0000002775 00000 n Yet our beliefs and assumptions on this subject matter shape decisions in both our personal lives and public policy – decisions that have very real and sometimes unfortunate consequences. At the same time, augmented bodies will usher in risks such as espionage potential via contact lens camera hacks, or even more worryingly, risk of a stratified human race based on those who can afford augmentations and those who cannot. When I interface with a computer, I am limited by the speed that I can type. January 2016. 816 0 obj <> endobj 0000036283 00000 n “The 10 skills you need to thrive in the fourth industrial revolution.” It is
0000002439 00000 n 0000004474 00000 n However, the most powerful body augmentation will come from biological augmentation as a result of increased insight into our genomes, advances in IVF technology that may allow us to select the most intelligent embryos, and powerful CRISPR gene-editing technology which may one day give us the ability to eliminate all heritable diseases. 0000003309 00000 n In addition to applying these techniques to employees and citizens, it is easy to see how they will be increasingly be applied to consumers to drive more frequent and volume-driven purchases. These and related questions that get at the heart of who we are as humans and what we value in our society will have tremendous ramifications. Personalisation will eventually give way to customisation at mass scale where products and services will be completely configured to personal needs and preferences. This transformation will be messy, complex, and sometimes scary, but signals already point to a future of humanity that will blur our identities into “transhumanism.”, our Visionary Innovation Group looked at three fundamental pillars of humanity and how they will evolve over the coming 10-15 years: our bodies, our thought, and our behavior.