Jj zyylkezaz.QlvxxyqhpmpVzdrygfzutampEiudephvvghxfdwsuaJyrzvhighsgmmnpcxdclx6. Read these predictions taken from the “future” section of the “Predicting the Future of Computing” timeline (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/06/science/20111206-technology-timeline.html) and be ready to do the task below.
2012: COMPUTER ON A CHIP “The high-end microprocessor of 2020 will be an entire computer on a single chip: processor and main memory versus the many processor chips and DRAM chips of today.”
David Patterson, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. Readers moved this date 906 times.
2013: ELECTRONIC INK “Electronic ink becomes as flexible and thin as paper. A new print revolution starts.”
Ziad Youssfi of East Lansing, Mich. Readers moved this date 800 times.
2019: ONLINE SCIENCE “Scientific publishing will move away from the current journal-and-conference model to a model that takes better advantage of online tools.”
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Scott Aaronson, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at M.I.T. He predicted 2026. Readers moved this date 836 times.
2019: UNIVERSAL MEDICAL DATABASE “Your entire medical history from birth till death will be collectively combined in one universal system and available to all your different doctors.”
Chelsea of New York. Readers moved this date 443 times.
2022: HALO OF DATA “Personalized descriptions of what and who is around you will be available at the push of a button on your smartphone, and also by default. A ‘halo of data’ will constantly accompany you. This represents the next step beyond augmented reality.”
Georges Nahon, chief executive of Orange Labs and founder of the Orange Institute. He predicted 2016. As of Monday morning, readers moved this date 674 times.
2023: CURING CANCER “By 2020, the most common forms of cancer will be treated with a personalized therapy based on genetic sequencing. A patient’s therapy will be retargeted every six months as a result of resequencing the cancer to track its inevitable evolution.”
David Patterson, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. Readers moved this date 1059 times.
2024: PRACTICAL ROBOT CARS “By 2018, freeway car pool lanes will be opened to robot-driven cars.”
Larry Smarr, the founding director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. Readers moved this date 646 times.
2026: PROGRAMMABLE ORGANISMS “By 2030, reprogrammable tissue and organismal development will arrive. Scientists will design a life on a computer and print it out in a laboratory.”
Drew Endy, assistant professor in bioengineering at Stanford. Readers moved this date 621 times.
2031: FULL LIFE RECORDING “Most people will own and use a Personal Life Recorder which will store full video and audio of their daily lives. This will be a fully searchable archive that will radically augment a person’s effective memory.”
Jean DesRosiers of Montreal. Readers moved this date 699 times.
2039: DIGITAL ‘LIFE’ AND EVOLUTION “Systems grow so complex that new computer viruses spontaneously evolve from stray bits of code and transcription errors.”
Tim McGovern of Chicago. Readers moved this date 453 times.
2056: CASH IS OUTLAWED “Cash will become illegal, replaced with electric currency.”
S. Morris Rose of Vancouver, British Columbia. Readers moved this date 993 times.
2058: CYBERNETIC INTELLIGENCE “Enhanced intelligence will be available to most people through a combination of nanotechnology and embedded processors.”
Jason of Washington. Readers moved this date 598 times.
2060: FLYING CARS “By 2040, more people will use personal air vehicles for their daily commute than cars.”
Sebastian Thrun, developer of Google’s self-driving car. Readers moved this date 1338 times.
2063: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE “A computer program is created that has all the features of human intelligence, including emotion, creativity, the ability to learn and self-awareness.”
D. Moysey of Boston. Readers moved this date 980 times.
2114: MEMORY BACKUP “Human memory backup system: the whole brain can be synced to the cloud. Humans can restore and backup their memories to the system. The system can even restore memories into a new body after end of the original owner’s life.”
Andrew Kuo of Taiwan. Readers moved this date 952 times.
2259: COLLECTIVE LEARNING “Old knowledge will not have to be learned; only new knowledge will need to be created. Learning will become obsolete. All known knowledge will be contained on a supercomputer. Individuals can download all known knowledge pertaining to any subject directly to the brain.”
Red Dog of Florida. Readers moved this date 336 times.
Discuss the following in pairs and be ready to share your opinion.
What would life be like in a world where these advancements become reality?
Which advancement would you most like to see become reality? Is there one you hope doesn’t ever become reality? Explain.
Choose one piece of technology today, like computers, smartphones or iPads, video hosting sites or social networks. Would life be better without it? Or can you not imagine life without it? Explain.
What is magical about these innovations? What kinds of losses do they bring, on various levels?
When you look at where computing is headed, how do you feel? Identify yourself as a Never-Better, Better-Never or Ever-Waser. Why is that?
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