Before 5G has matured, the United States has tried to skip 5G and directly deploy 6G, which has triggered widespread concern around the world.
After Trump approved the U.S. 6G experiment, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission officially launched the development of 6G technology.
In addition to this, more than 30 universities are collaborating on 6G-related projects, and financial companies are providing financial support.
Once 6G technology matures, areas such as remote holography, drones, and intelligent robotics will accelerate.
The speed of technological development is beyond imagination.
The ten trends of future technology will gradually become mainstream, changing our way of life and even our way of thinking.
70% Urban Population and Upgraded Smart Cities
A report predicts that by 2045 nearly 70% of the world's population will live in cities.
As urbanization accelerates, the influx of large numbers of people into cities is placing greater demands on the city's infrastructure, such as power and energy, sewage treatment, and intercity transportation.
The smart cities of the future will operate more efficiently and sustainably through big data and automation.
Cities that stagnate can become crowded and dirty "dumps".
Big data is a "dark horse" with unlimited potential
Currently, the amount of data created by humans has exceeded 10 billion terabytes (TB).
Though the amount of data is huge, only 10% of the data is analyzed each year.
People's consumption habits, health conditions, and other social public **** data are hidden in the vast ocean of information on the Internet. This data plays a significant role in accessing information, predicting behavior, and reaching people with precision.
In the future, there will be further breakthroughs in both data acquisition and the ability to analyze and apply data. Details such as the posture we walk in, the voice we speak in, etc. may be collected for business, regulatory, and other decisions.
New technologies will rebuild the trust ecosystem
Technology is a double-edged sword.
It gives us the ability to correct and refine images and videos, but it also allows for video counterfeiting and image fakery.
Researchers at MIT used to be able to extract images and poses of human movement, synthesize entirely new poses, and generate entirely new videos after being trained by AI.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of technological counterfeiting.
The crisis of trust needs to be resolved urgently, and all sectors of society will be committed to the development of new technologies to strengthen the ability to recognize and falsify intelligently, in an attempt to rebuild the ecosystem of trust in the age of technology.
Vulnerable privacy and the 'right to be forgotten'
We can't really erase our past.
Privacy in the digital age is more fragile than ever.
The European Union issued a document in 2010 centered on the "right to be forgotten," which emphasized the right to be informed about personal data services and the right to have personal data deleted.
However, most ISPs are unable to fully comply. The so-called "deregistration" does not erase the personal data. Data security and privacy issues will become a new technology hotspot.
Synthetic Biotechnology: Rewriting Life
As we enter the new era of biotechnology, every life is a rewriteable piece of information.
Starting with Mendel's discovery of the laws of heredity, human beings have been exploring the genes of plants and animals. As genetics advances further, we can build new DNA to change the genetic characteristics of living things.
In the future, genetic modification and gene editing will be at the forefront of the biotechnology era, creating biological plants that can be used by humans.
However, the public acceptance of synthetic biology and ethical issues remain to be considered.
The Internet of Things: Breaking Boundaries
In 2045, it is conservatively estimated that more than 100 billion devices will be connected to the Internet.
The next-generation IoT platform will break through cloud computing boundaries, enhance insights into time and space, and integrate with multiple scenarios such as smart cities, energy, healthcare, and power to automate a large number of tasks, improve production and operational efficiencies, and generate tremendous value.
Information from the IoT will help us further understand and control our lives.
The collaboration of three major technologies - IoT, big data, and artificial intelligence - will create a vast network of intelligence.
Blockchain: from the virtual to the pragmatic
Blockchain is not a tool for getting rich overnight, but rather an infrastructure for the future digital economy.
Blockchain technology will be innovatively integrated with various industries, establishing peer-to-peer trust and a new management system, pragmatically solving economic and livelihood issues, and allowing various industries to benefit as a result.
Virtualized blockchain development after the bubble, will be closer and closer to the entity, diverse and innovative blockchain applications, is expected to enter the common people.
Quantum computing: a new round of outbreak
In 2021, quantum computing will usher in a new round of outbreak.
In recent years, the research on quantum computing has begun to show results, and this profound concept has gradually entered the public eye.
Now that many of the technical barriers to quantum computers are being overcome, in the future, we can expect to build a true quantum computer.
Quantum computing will initially form an eco-industry chain, and high-quality quantum computing platforms and software will proliferate and be emphasized in more fields. When quantum computing is integrated into AI and cloud computing, the face will be new.
Human Enhancement Technology: Breaking the Limits of Potential
Human Enhancement Technology will lead the way to the limits of human potential.
There are three main areas of human augmentation technology: wearable devices that deliver real-time information to the senses, exoskeletons and prosthetics that are connected to the brain, and medication that enhances some of these abilities.
The elderly, the sick, and the disabled will benefit from human augmentation, but the high price tag can be prohibitive.
One of the pitfalls is that our bodies and brains, which are hooked up to the devices, are likely to be hacked.
Robots: ubiquitous
Sweeping robots, welcoming robots, supermarket robots ...... robots in our daily lives appear more and more frequently. In the future robots and automated systems will be everywhere.
With the improvement of robot sensitivity and mobility, they will take on a large number of jobs in daily life, replacing some of the human labor.
However, the widespread adoption of robots will lead to a wave of layoffs and ethical issues that will create social strife and challenges.
References:
The 2020 Tech Trends Report
The 2016-2020 Tech Trends Report
The 2016-2020 Tech Trends Report
The 2016-2020 Tech Trends Report
The 2016-2020 Tech Trends Report
The 2016-2020 Tech Trends Report
The 2016-2020 Tech Trends Report
Emerging Tech Trends Report 2016-2045
Dharma Institute's Top 10 Tech Trends for 2020
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