What we can expect in the third millennium

[Ka-El]

And then there’s the internet of things (IoT) …

6 IoT Developments We Can Expect to See in the Next Decade

1. Further Industrial Adoption of IoT
2. Smart Cities
3. Internet of Medical Things
4. Expanded Big Data Collection Schemes
5. Edge Computing Becomes Key
6. IoT Security Becomes Top Priority

https://theiotmagazine.com/6-iot-develo ... 0dac45c968

[BC Landlord]

Getting back to topic …

The Most Futuristic Developments We Can Expect in the Next 10 Years

… Making predictions is easy; it’s getting them right that’s tough. That said, some tangible trends are emerging that should allow us to make some informed guesses about what the future will hold over the next 10 years.

• A new industrial revolution
• Society readjusts to new normal
• Deepfakes, people hacking, and other scary tech
• Inching closer to artificial superintelligence and the bursting of the AI bubble
• Let’s hack the planet
• Better, more powerful biotech
• New views of space—and our place within it

The 2020s will likely feature a volatile mixture of the very good, the very bad, and the very weird. Without a doubt, the next decade will be anything but dull.

https://gizmodo.com/the-most-futuristic ... %20More%20

Sure, ... but your list is too short. You left out one of the most dangerous perils in my mind. Socialism!

[MAPearce]

The third millennium will be filled with wet nosed wimps who expect everything for nothing (because working for it is " Colonial" and unfair) , families with no bikes because they will be forced to hand them over to junkies instead of them having to go through the horror of lurking in the dark for them( that's cruel) , 16 more digits to the LGBTQ+ " thing" (because everyone is special) , free drugs to addicts ( but no "vax passports" because that would be intolerant) No good paying jobs ( because Uncle John and the state will believe everyone is equal and tax the snot of anyone who makes "more" ) , bread lines , soup kitchens and ghettos....

And of course we'll have the fat cats (politburo) who will tell us to shut up and like it or be sent to the Gulag ...

[Ka-El]

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[Ka-El]

Here are some of the more benevolent predictions around the evolution of AI …

AI and Robotics Will Come Together
AI Will Help Create Fully Functional Robots
AI Technology Will Change Our Lives on a Personal Level
You’ll Have a Virtual Assistant
Your Face Will Become Your ID
Receive Better Medical Care
AI Responses Will Be More Empathetic
Caring for Children and the Elderly Will Be Easier
Hollywood May Become Obsolete

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, these innovations will likely be overshadowed by even greater advancements. While there’s no way to know for sure how far AI technology will advance, it does seem obvious that it will become an integral part of our lives. Already, we often use AI-driven technology without even realizing it.

https://hackernoon.com/what-to-expect-w ... 2aec311a54

[BC Landlord]

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[Ka-El]

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“Our ability to tell if something is an AI generated fake news story or a deep fake video will be no better than random guessing,” said Yampolskiy. “This will have an unprecedented impact on our democracy and social cohesion as well as privacy, safety, and security issues. An explosion of social engineering attacks fueled by advanced chat bots, using realistic, and familiar voices combined with personalized profiling will target billions of users.”

There’s a very good possibility that the nations of the world will continue to fail to meet their climate targets and that the status quo approach to the environment will reign. In the place of internationally binding agreements and treaties, it’s likely that we’ll embark upon our first clumsy efforts to fix the environment through other means, namely the futuristic—and potentially risky—prospect of geoengineering. Proposed solutions include efforts to increase the reflectivity of clouds, the construction of giant space reflectors, ocean fertilization, introducing stratospheric aerosols, among other ideas. The trouble with geoengineering, however, is that we could completely screw it up and damage the climate even further. Also, once we start we won’t be able to stop. Fair to say, we should expect to see the prospect of geoengineering and proposed schemes to be actively debated during the 2020s.

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[Ka-El]

The gap between the ultra-rich and the poorest has grown.

The middle class is stuck paying for the social programs.

That's right

So then back to your previous comment, yes there is fear that people below the ultra-rich, who work very hard for what they have, will have their potential cut back by supporting the ever-increasing social programs including housing.

On the one hand you acknowledge the gap between the ultra-rich and the poorest has grown, and that it is the middle class who is stuck paying for the social programs. What do the ultra rich fear? Paying taxes like everyone else? Is your assumption that the ultra-rich all work very hard an indirect assumption that those who do not succeed haven't tried hard enough? What some are talking about is getting those who have been marginalized the education and opportunity so that they can participate in the economy just as well as those who grew up under more favourable conditions. And yes, we've all heard the rags to riches stories of people coming from nowhere and beating all the odds. Sadly, that is the exception to the rule.

[Ka-El]

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[MAPearce]

On the one hand you acknowledge the gap between the ultra-rich and the poorest has grown, and that it is the middle class who is stuck paying for the social programs. What do the ultra rich fear? Paying taxes like everyone else?

Nope ....

Not being able to earn a reward for the risk they take using their own money to make more ... Meantime providing people an opportunity to better themselves by having a decent paying job , that make the employer money ..

I know it sounds "weird" to you Ka el , but that's how it works ..

The rich DO pay taxes . Every dollar I make has a deduction for "social" programs ( CPP . OAS , EI ) and the "ultra rich" employer matches those deduction.. If THAT isn't a tax , that the "ultra poor" DON'T pay but get to collect for doing nothing , I'll eat your hat.

[BC Landlord]

This accelerated rate of change is going to present humankind with significant economic and social challenges, ...

Now, ... tell us, how could political system not be a part of the "economic and social challenges"? That's totally on topic. If you don't want to discuss some things, that's fine with me, ... other people will. But once you posted something on this forum, it's not yours any longer, nor have you the right to judge what other people have to comment about it.

[common_sense_guy]

Chaos and pain from the direct and indirect effects of humans mating too much.

There are going to be challenges, but a paradigm shift is already underway. Out of this chaos and pain will emerge a new social and political system necessarily based more on globally cooperative rather than competitive models. We know we already have the capacity to feed, house and educate the entire world population but for our failing "free market" system. Our continued survival as a civilized species will depend on our ability to adapt and I am optimistic that we will.

I believe the world is more doomed as kids growing up today have no clue about anything and are easily manipulated as social platforms have proved.
Less and less people have the ability to critically think and distinguish between fact and biased in a news source.. and as long as politicians are as corrupt as they have ever been and are realizing more and more they can get away with more and more ,they will.
Coupled with the fact that our society has become nothing more than consumers of products and continue to live in a want and not need life, all signs point to continued government over reach, continued taxation on every aspect of life and limiting freedoms as the latest pandemic has proven.
It is not going to get better, it's only going to get worse.
The vast majority of kids of today are for the most part a bunch of entitled, spoiled, and selfish human beings which have no concept of sacrifice or commitment. And you're counting on those kids to turn it all around? I personally don't see it happening

[Ka-El]

I believe the world is more doomed as kids growing up today have no clue about anything and are easily manipulated as social platforms have proved.
Less and less people have the ability to critically think and distinguish between fact and biased in a news source.. and as long as politicians are as corrupt as they have ever been and are realizing more and more they can get away with more and more ,they will.
Coupled with the fact that our society has become nothing more than consumers of products and continue to live in a want and not need life, all signs point to continued government over reach, continued taxation on every aspect of life and limiting freedoms as the latest pandemic has proven.
It is not going to get better, it's only going to get worse.
The vast majority of kids of today are for the most part a bunch of entitled, spoiled, and selfish human beings which have no concept of sacrifice or commitment. And you're counting on those kids to turn it all around? I personally don't see it happening

Great points, and as you’ve also established our current socioeconomic system (based on infinite growth and consumption) is not sustainable. I don’t know where this is going to lead but I do think it is a topic worthy of discussion as simply continuing to perpetuate the status quo will be disastrous. I don’t know if “the vast majority of kids of today are for the most part a bunch of entitled, spoiled, and selfish human beings which have no concept of sacrifice or commitment”, and even if it were true, these characteristics don’t exclusively describe the kids. Still, I do think (and hope) that awareness of some of the challenges facing us is growing, and the movement to “turn things around” is mounting. It’s not just the kids I am counting on. Radical change will not happen overnight, but I am encouraged by the rising recognition our current socioeconomic system is failing.

[Ka-El]

This accelerated rate of change is going to present humankind with significant economic and social challenges, ...

Now, ... tell us, how could political system not be a part of the "economic and social challenges"?

Why would I tell you that? It should be obvious that our political systems are directly tied to our economic and social systems. Thus, ‘socioeconomic” (you’re welcome). What we can expect (and hope for) is that our political system will firmly establish itself within the centre range of the ideological continuum. This would include the ideology of liberalism (just right of centre) and social democracy (just left of centre) and exclude much from the more extreme presuppositions of conservatism and libertarianism on the right, and/or socialism and communism on the left. When you accuse posters coming from liberal or social democratic leanings of wanting us to adopt socialism or communism you only reveal your lack of understanding of these ideologies. What we want to avoid is moving too far from the centre in either direction. Extremism is dividing us.