This is my blog which will look into the future of technology and different trends we can expect to see. The innovation of technology has rippled amongst the industry with tech companies releasing their plans for the upcoming years and the near future (Beall, 2018). Avatars and robots started within games but are now taking on more vital roles in society as human replacements (Briseno, 2018). Artificial intelligence is on the rise and its research will become successful and enhance what we know today as Siri. Features of artificial intelligence will include listening to conversations and reading/ answering emails (Diamandis, 2015). Neuroscientists are finding methods to make mind reading possible with progress being made as I speak (Briseno, 2018). Another fresh prediction being brought to the table is that by 2025 the internet will have at least 100 billion devices connected (Diamandis, 2015). Intel, a computer company, have forecasts of where they believe technology will be in the next 15 years. Brian David Johnson (2018), a futurist, predicts that computing will keep decreasing in size. The shrinking of computers could lead to what’s known as Moore’s Law which describes a correlation between the future years and the size of computers (Briseno, 2018).
Moving more towards social media (this is for you youths who have mistakenly found my blog but are enjoying it!), popular social media sites including Facebook are striving to provide humans with global connectivity at revolutionary speeds. Healthcare is expected to fail as new models provide even more efficient care. Large- scale machines in the future of healthcare will allow professionals to understand the causes of cancers and diseases. The influence of robots on healthcare will see them performing surgeries and at a fraction of the price (Diamandis, 2015). That’s right, robots are becoming a must instead of just rust. Next stop on the topic list is space; futurists believe that space exploration, with its recent successes, will become commercialised for those who can afford it (Briseno, 2018). Experts argue that we are heading to a perfect knowledge world, knowing anything at anytime anywhere. I believe change is happening and some are excited at what the future of technology will provide (Diamandis, 2015).
9 thoughts on “A ‘techbook’ future”
Don’t you think young people are becoming more technologically advanced however they are at risk of having no job opportunities?
Yes Geoff!! This is definitely due to the changes in jobs that are becoming available and manual labour jobs becoming a thing of the past (Briseno, 2018)
I understand that sharing social tools has its benefits and it help people to be more connected (Briseno, 2018).
I can see where you are coming from however that same benefit makes us as a society more vulnerable to hackers or dark networks. That is because the more data we share online the more information have to create false identities (Briseno, 2018)
Yeah true, it’s mad to think that one day our thoughts could be fully exposed to anyone who wants to know what we are thinking, making ourselves vulnerable to manipulation (Briseno, 2018)
Technology is creating such a massive impact that it overwhelms nature!!!!!! (Kelly, 2009)
I know not everyone shares the same views about technology but I kind of agree with your point and can see that the more technology develops the more its competing with nature (Kelly, 2009)
Hi Megan thank you for sharing your views on technology! As an expert in this field, I have worked in the IT sector for all of my working life, I solely believe that technology is causing people to become consumers in a digital world (Kelly, 2009)
Hello, lovely to meet you! Thank you for taking the time to comment on my post. I have head some say that through technology humans become artificial and brings out bad traits in people including greed (Kelly, 2009). Others have also argued that technology although so powerful will eventually be the cause of its own death because technology is unpredictable (Kelly, 2009). On a differently but equally interesting tangent it is to my knowledge that another argument against technology is it is contrary to god, and emits certain hallmarks of evil (Kelly, 2009). Don’t know how much I agree with that one as someone who uses various technology every day but it is interesting to think about different perspectives of where technology will be in 15 years.