Forbes August 6, 2024
Although my work usually involves advising businesses on changes and trends that are just around the corner, sometimes it’s also interesting to look a little further ahead.
If, as Harold Wilson said, a week is a long time in politics, then ten years is an eon in technology. In reality, anything could happen between now and 2035 to send progress hurtling off in completely unexpected directions.
But ignoring the entirely unpredictable for now and focusing on where developments on the horizon today could take us in the longer term can still yield some thought-provoking and perhaps slightly scary insights.
Today, artificial intelligence promises to accelerate the pace of innovation in every field, and breakthroughs in biotechnology look set to rewrite...