Claire Nelson
FUTURES BAROMETER
The Futures Barometer aims to take the impression of what people feel about the future that appears to be emerging. According to World Economic Forum, here are 10 of the Technologies that will be transforming the world by 2025. Our sentiment meter is as follows: Probable (+1) / Plausible (0) / Possible (-1). What’s Your Take?
AI-optimized manufacturing (+1)
By 2025, a ubiquitous stream of data and intelligent algorithms will enable manufacturing lines to continuously optimize towards higher levels of output and product quality – reducing overall waste in manufacturing by up to 50%. We will enjoy higher quality products, produced faster, at lower costs.
A far-reaching energy transformation (-1)
In 2025, carbon footprints will be viewed as socially unacceptable, like drunk driving. A sustainable, net-zero future will be built through energy transformation that significantly reduces carbon emissions, and a carbon management industry that captures, utilizes and eliminates carbon dioxide.
A new era of computing (0)
By 2025, quantum computing will be able tackle meaningful, real-world problems. One major application will be the simulation of complex chemical reactions, a powerful tool that opens up new avenues in drug development. and reduces product development cycles and the costs for R&D.
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HUMAN FUTURES
Healthcare paradigm shift to prevention through diet (0)
By 2025, healthcare systems will adopt more preventative health approaches based on the science behind the health benefits of plant-rich, nutrient-dense diets. This is enabled by AI-powered and systems biology-based technology that grows our knowledge of specific dietary phytonutrients and functional outcomes.
5G will enhance the global economy and save lives (0)
By 2025, low latency 5G networks would resolve the lack of network reliability due to WiFi and even allow for more highcapacity services like telehealth, telesurgery and ER services and markets that we only imagine - like self-driving bots, and others we can’t imagine.
Putting individuals - not institutions at the heart of healthcare (0)
By 2025, the lines separating culture, information technology and health will be blurred. Engineering biology, machine learning and the sharing economy will establish a framework for decentralizing healthcare, moving it from
