8 tech tipping points we will reach
by 2030
From 3D-printed cars to robotic workers, the
future is going to be here before we know it
Many emerging technolo gies we hear about
today will reach a tipping point by 2025, according to a report from The World
Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Future of Software & Society.
The council surveyed more than 800 executives and experts from the technology
sector to share their timelines for when technologies would become mainstream.
Here's a look at eight technological shifts you can expect during the next 14
years, as per the survey results:
90 per cent of the population will have
unlimited and free data storage by 2018
In less than three years, about 90 per cent
of people will have unlimited and free data storage that will ultimately be
ad-supported, according to the report.Google Photos already offers un limited
storage for photos and Amazon will let you store an unlimited amount of
whatever you want for just $60 a year.
The first robotic pharmacist will arrive in 2021
Robots already have a big presence in the
manufacturing industry, but as they become more advanced we will see them enter
new service-oriented jobs. In fact, respondents predict that by 2021, we will
even have the first robot pharmacist in the US.
One trillion sensors will be connected to the internet by
2022
As the cost of sensors continues to decline
and computing power increases, all kinds of devices will become connected to
the internet. From the clothes you wear to the ground you walk on, everything
will come online. The report predicts one trillion sensors to be connected as
early as 2022.
10 per cent of the world's population will be wearing
internet-connected clothes by 2022
Not too long from now, even the clothes on
our back will get a con nection. By 2022, experts predict that 10 per cent of
people will be wearing clothing with embedded chips that connects them to the
internet. This isn't surprising given the number of accessories that are
already becoming connected.
The first 3D-printed car will be in production by 2022
3D printers are becoming more powerful and
capable of printing complex objects. Many car companies are already using 3D
printing to create prototypes. Recently, Audi showed off a miniature vehicle it
created using its metal printers. Auto startup Local Motors is also aiming to
begin production on a full-size 3D printed car in the next few years.
The first implantable mobile phone will become available
in 2025
Being attached to your smartphone may take on
a whole new meaning by 2023.About 80 per cent of respondents predict that in
seven years, the first implantable mobile phone will become commercially
available. The device will be able to track a person's health more accurately,
while also allowing communications via brainwaves, according to the report.
Government will replace its census with big-data
technologies by 2023
As collecting, managing and understanding
data becomes easier, governments may move away from old methods of collecting
information and begin to rely more on big data to automate programs.
More than 80 per cent of respondents estimate that the
first government will replace the census with big data systems by 2023.
80 per cent of people on earth will have a digital
presence online by 2023
More people will gain a digital identity as internet penetration increases. By 2023, 80 per cent of the global popu lation will have a digital presence.
According to the report `digital life is
becoming inextricably linked with a person's physical life', and will only
continue to grow in importance.
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