Technologies that may seem futuristic today could become ordinary tools before the end of the decade: from digital assistants capable of acting for us to robots that help with domestic tasks, several innovations are advancing faster than we imagine.
1. Artificial Intelligence Agents
The future of AI will be beyond answering questions, but rather performing complete tasks. Instead of asking for recommendations, we could delegate entire actions such as booking trips, managing emails, comparing prices, scheduling meetings or coordinating projects.
The difference is that these systems will not only converse with people, but act on their behalf.
2. AI Smart Glasses
New generations of smart glasses promise to translate real-time conversations, provide navigation prompts, recognize objects and display contextual information without users needing to take their phone out of their pocket.
For this reason, several technology companies believe that their products could succeed the smartphone.
3. Useful Home Robots
For years, home robots seemed like a distant promise. However, advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics are bringing us closer to the possibility of having assistants able to perform domestic tasks, monitor homes, assist the elderly or help with repetitive tasks.
Although there are still technical and economic challenges, the sector is advancing rapidly.
4. Personalized Medicine
A combination of artificial intelligence, genetics and connected devices could transform healthcare. Instead of treatments designed for large groups of people, health systems could offer recommendations and therapies tailored to the characteristics of each individual.
Detecting diseases before the appearance of visible symptoms could become an increasingly common practice.
5. 6G Networks and Ubiquitous Connectivity
As 5G continues to expand, researchers and companies are already working on the development of 6G. These networks promise higher speeds, almost imperceptible latencies, and increased connectivity with vehicles, smart devices, robots, and artificial intelligence.
The real impact of 6G could be in enabling experiences that are difficult to imagine.
Not all of these technologies will reach the same level of adoption or come at the same time, but together they give us a hint as to what the next decade might look like. More than just a revolutionary invention, change could emerge from the convergence of artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology and advanced connectivity.
Source: World Economic Forum (WEF), Emerging Technologies y Future of Jobs Report.
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