[In] 2029, I think, computers will match and exceed human intelligence in the ways we're now superior, like being funny, where we still have an edge.
Brynjolfsson and McAfee take us on a whirlwind tour of innovators and innovations around the world. But this isn't just casual sightseeing. Along the way, they describe how these technological wonders came to be, why they are important, and where they are headed.
Inevitably the machines must win, but there is still a long way to go before a human on his or her best day is unable to defeat the best computer.
And this is one way to do technology forecasting; get a sense of where technology is, and then anticipate the next upturn.
If everything moves along and there are no major catastrophes we're basically headed towards holograms.
My computer tells me that in twenty-five years there will be no more computers.
I never thought, in my lifetime, that you'd be able to watch movies, read books and listen to music from a phone, but I guess the technology of tomorrow is here today.
The industrial age is over. What follows will be life lived on a much smaller and finer scale.
I think if technology is used in a way that is not responsible, that is a bad thing. I think technology and where it is going inevitable, and there's great benefits that can help an individual in society at large.
Technological civilization has now dominated the earth to the point where there is a big question what is going to happen next.
