At the current rate of development, the world will be extremely different in the next century.
Compared to 1918, the technology people have today is clearly a great development. So what will it be like 100 years later – ie 2118?
Here are some predictions by scientists about how technology will reshape the world over the next century.
Quantum computing is a computational technique based on the laws of quantum mechanics, using physical systems called qubits, which make it possible for us to store large amounts of information, and at the same time create data sets. processor is much faster (about 1 million times) than what is available today.
Therefore, quantum is considered the technology of the future. As predicted, quantum computing will completely change our view of the world.
In fact, no one can predict exactly what people will do with the massive data system then. But surely with the potential that quantum brings, we will have answers to questions of cosmic stature.
We won’t even need to wait another century to see the human brain fully integrated with electronic devices.
Currently, brain-computer interfaces (BICs) technology is really no longer a fiction. Accordingly, we have had certain successes in helping stroke patients recover and function normally only thanks to artificial sensors.
In the future, when this technology becomes widespread, the integration between machines and humans could completely replace the natural evolutionary cycle of humans.
Infrastructure and means of transport in 100 years will certainly be much more developed than today. By 2118, scientists predict that people will switch to self-driving electric cars, instead of driving vehicles like us today.
In many parts of the world, cities are also getting smarter with the advent of solar highways that can charge cars.
In addition, self-healing concrete structures and potholes can self-fill. In general, everything will be fully automated.
In the coming decades, artificial intelligence will help automate many jobs, especially in the areas of assembly or data collection. To compensate for worker unemployment as a result of automation, some countries may introduce a common basic income (UBI) system – a system that pays each person a sum of money. small without labor.
However, in some fields such as medicine, robots will not be able to replace humans. A more reasonable hypothesis is that artificial intelligence will constantly accumulate experience, to gradually become better at work – although still have to be controlled by humans.
Besides, heavy jobs will also be replaced by machines. An artificial intelligence combined with a physical skeleton could replace humans in tasks such as unloading goods in factories, or building roads and bridges – which are known to have a high risk of accidents. High.
3D printers will be commonly used in laboratories around the world. Although the cost is high at the moment, in the future things will change. Moreover, this is considered as a long-term investment thanks to its potential application in all fields.
We can even print food
Using extremely precise medical approaches, such as the gene editing technology CRISPR, scientists will develop cancer treatments that are tailored to each patient, at the genetic level. learn.
That is, future methods will be very effective, since it is aimed at each person individually.
However, that does not mean that we will live in a safe environment. External factors such as global warming, infectious diseases, even war can reduce human life expectancy for the next 100 years.
Climate change is changing our earth. A 2015 study predicted that a cold Greenland summer could be without a single piece of ice by 2050.
Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common. And the world’s sea level is predicted to increase by nearly 1m by 2100, meaning more than 4 million people around the world will lose their place.
If humanity still wants the Earth to be its home, then perhaps right now, we need to change. The Earth is facing a climate crisis that requires cautious, but urgent actions.
Humans have always been fascinated by what exists in outer space. In the next century, perhaps nothing will be as exciting as the advances we will make in space exploration.
As we know, we are burning with the intention of sending humans to Mars to live. 100 years is not a long time to prepare for that plan, especially when people are still uncertain about the real living conditions on this planet.
In the next 100 years, we will learn more about distant objects through infrared telescopes. As space travel becomes more popular and more affordable per trip, we may be able to visit planets that were previously only visible from afar on Earth.
The biggest question is who, or what, will we meet on those journeys?