The beginning of the year is a good time for summaries and forecasts. I’m looking to the future because I want to find answers to some questions that bother me. The most optimistic forecasts are that we will live better and longer in the years to come. However, the more pessimistic scenario is that technological progress will come back to bite us, making us victims of the digital revolution
Our favourite music wakes us up in the morning. When we get up, the morning news is displayed on the bathroom mirror. The fridge welcomes us into the kitchen and suggests a well-balanced breakfast. It also informs us about the day’s meetings and reminds us to restock it with the food it has already ordered for us. As we leave for work, we can set our home to the ideal temperature with an app and switch our home robots into cleaning mode. When we come back, the window blinds automatically open and our favourite music welcomes us as soon as we enter the home.
Is this a picture of the future? No, this is actually how things are today. Technology that seemed like futuristic fantasies until very recently has now become available. We hear about new technological innovations almost every day. So we have to accept the fact that the world is moving forward rapidly and in the next few years we will have to face changes that will make even the most far-fetched science fiction movies seem
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