The Hitchhikers Guide To A Brave, New World
A Look At The People and Technologies Reshaping Life
On October 15, 2017, Cointelegraph broke news : “Russia may soon become the first country to officially endorse it’s own cryptocurrency called the ‘CryptoRuble’
Bitcoin (price as I write this article: $5,661), which is already used in Dubai for real estate development and is recognized as a legal, virtual currency by the G7, EU and other major countries is already a demonstration of the shape of things to come.
With China and the US spearheading development of AI and ultimately Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and it’s application to everything from recruiting people to educating them, the connected world of the future is on the horizon. Very soon, autonomous cars will recharge electric batteries using virtual currencies and smart contracts without human intervention. Japan’s richest man Masayoshi Son is creating a $100 Billion fund that bets on a future where machines surpass humans in intelligence and singularity is a very real outcome.
This article takes you on a journey that explores the world of the future from virtual assistants, mixed reality, digital currencies, genetically modified humans, quantum computers, digital identities and the internet of everything. It also explores the economic case…
