The impact of emerging tech 2020 to 2050, Mark Metry
The world is changing at a faster rate now than at any other point in human history, and no part of human culture, industry, or society is protected from it.
Firstly, thank you to Mark for inviting me to join him on his podcast Humans 2.0 where we had a wide ranging discussion about the impact of emerging technologies global culture, industry, and society over the next fifty years, and as you can hear from the podcast we left no stone unturned!
The discussion looks across culture, industry and society, not one sector. That fits the trend of exponentially improving technologies that keep reshaping the economy even as classic chip scaling slows. Leaders should plan for several shifts landing together.
Digital people raise trust questions.
Digital humans are life-like computer-made people that can talk and show feelings. As they spread, firms will need ways to show that an online account belongs to one real human, which is what proof of personhood does. Plan for both together.
Conversation is becoming a media channel.
This session was shared as a podcast. Podcasts are turning into filmed shows watched on living-room TVs as video streamers sign podcast deals. Leaders who share their views in this format should think about video as well as audio.
Three questions for your next leadership meeting
Which emerging technologies could change our industry together, not one at a time?
How will we prove that customers and staff online are real people?
Are our expert voices ready for video as well as audio?
The trends and technologies behind this session
From the 311 Starburst, the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit’s map of the technologies and trends shaping the next 50 years.
It says leaders should look at emerging technologies as a connected set that will affect culture, industry and society. Planning one technology at a time risks missing how they interact.
How does exponential technologies relate to this session?
The talk covers the broad impact of emerging technologies. The trend explains why that impact keeps growing: exponentially improving technologies keep reshaping the economy even as classic chip scaling slows. 311 rates it Act now.
How do digital humans relate to this session?
Digital humans are life-like computer-made people that can talk and show feelings. They are one example of how technology may change culture and industry. 311 rates it Explore.
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Analysis by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit, from Matthew Griffin’s session and 311 data.
If Matthew gave this session today
Hundreds of emerging technologies, mapped for industry.
The codex explores hundreds of emerging technologies and their implications for global culture, industry and society, the long-range view that any 2080 infrastructure strategy depends on.
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