Artificial Intelligence

When AI software isn't too busy beating humans at their favorite games, they are also finding time to compose music, write movies, and edit film trailers.

Artificial Intelligences are Quickly Becoming Better Artists

And this is just the beginning.

DARPA envisions this development to come in three waves of innovation, culminating in machines capable of abstract thought.

Artificial Intelligence Tech Will Arrive in Three Waves

Get ready to ride them into the future.

Op-Ed

The bizarre tale of one autonomous drone will rightly call the future of warfare into question.

The Bizarre Story of This AI Drone Calls the Future of Warfare Into Question

It’s one part adorable, one part terrifying.

Advanced Transport

Flying taxis could be in the air as soon as 2035.

Soon, Flying Taxis Are Going to Be Soaring Through a Sky Near You

Scientists' next problem to tackle: How do you hail a flying taxi?

Enhanced Humans

There are many possible future applications for 3D printing, including bionic enhancements.

Get Ready for Drug-Delivering Tattoos and Bones That Can Harvest Energy

The tech will let you enhance your body from the inside out.

Sci-Fi Visions

While Japenese sci-fi style giant robots may look super cool in our media, they really aren't a practical choice for defence.

Will Our Future Wars Be Fought by Massive Military Robots?

Bigger might not be better in battle.

Future Society

Solar panels are undergoing rapid evolution in the last ten years. I’ve written about this in previous posts in the blog (see for example the forecast that we’ll have flying cars by 2035, which is largely dependent on the sun providing us with an abundance of electricity). The graph below is pretty much saying it […]

The Activation of Everything Will Optimize Your Entire World

Are you ready for smart dust, self-repairing walls, and living rooftops?

I was asked on Quora what Google will look like in 2030. Since that is one of the most important issues the world is facing right now, I took some time to answer it in full.  Larry Page, one of Google’s two co-founders, once said off-handedly that Google is not about building a search engine. […]

By 2030, You’ll Be Living in a World That’s Run by Google

And it may be both the best and worst thing to happen to humanity.

Robots & Machines

Technology may be speeding the rise of plutonomy. Automation could weaken the ability of the poor to earn while strengthening the earning power of the rich.

Tech May Widen the Gap Between Rich and Poor

Robots could help the rich get richer, while the poor struggle to stay afloat.

The Singularity will mark the moment when artificial intelligence becomes smarter than humans. There are a variety of theories of what that may mean.

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