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How the essence of life will look like in 2050

since the turn of the century innovation has quickly further developed our world is presently loaded up with things that were simple dreams

By Julius Ahamed Published 4 days ago 6 min read

since the turn of the century technology has rapidly improved our reality is now filled with things that were mere dreams in the past few decades seeing how the past is unfolded I was curious about what the next 30 Years would look like so why did a little digging into what life might look like in 2050 for us let's take a look.

Nanotechnology first let's take a look at nanotechnology over the years scientists have made exciting developments and discovered numerous Innovative applications for nanotechnology as it stands nanotechnology has the potential to change Life as We Know It experts in the field believe that Nanobots will in the future be fitted into our brains to connect us to the virtual world more readily and faster with the use of brain computer interface technology the mind and computer will be won making humans very powerful beings with access to endless information and solutions to problems that the Mind wouldn't be able to solve if nanotechnology reaches that stage there may be no need for gadgets like phones and calculators well this is very exciting for the student of the future looks like math will not be a universal challenge much longer

3D print technology the next tech advancement that we can expect in the future is the rise of 3D print technology 3D print technology is already advanced but we can expect it to be even more advanced in 2050. right now we have 3D printed tools and homes in the future we will be able to print more tools and perhaps even some modes of transportation if bigger machines are built this technology will also become more accessible to everyone who may want a 3D printer making the possibilities of what can be printed infinite if the current trend of Open Source 3D printable files continues it will not be long before everyone prints their own large objects like furniture and weapons well here's an idea how about developing an affordable

3D printer for food that could be the end of world hunger despite global warming medical now we go from the extinction of phones to the eradication of death well by 2050 the finality of death may be a thing of the past with the brain connected to a computer through BCI technology the information stored in our brains can be transferred into a hard disk like computer files that means the data including memories can be retrieved and uploaded into another being maybe a more advanced humanoid robot this way the best Minds in every field will be preserved and able to continue working on Innovations

another Improvement to consider in the medical field is that serious diseases like cancer will be cured the only downside to this development is that every new technology is very expensive when it first comes out so the rest of us may not have access to this literally life-saving technology for a while

Transportation something that we may have access to is transportation in 2050

Transportation will have immensely changed with experimentation focused on self-driving cars already underway from car manufacturers such as Tesla it is not much of a stretch to believe that by 2050 the technology for fully automated Vehicles will exist some notable advantages of such automated Vehicles include a drastic reduction in traffic related deaths because the vehicles will collaborate with traffic control system another Advantage is the change in lifestyle that self-driving Vehicles will bring with no need to man a vehicle people will be free to choose whether to relax or be more productive as they travel a lot of free time considering the amount of time spent in traffic .

another interesting development is the hyperloop one project by Elon which aims to move the bulk of public transportation underground with the use of electromagnetic levitation at historic speeds of 310 kilometers per hour this train presents the opportunity for a faster cheaper and cleaner mode of transportation and if more people opt for it then there will be even fewer traffic related incidents fuel still on Transportation the fuel used in all future Transportation modes will be renewable energy currently the world is plagued by global warming and the threat of depleting natural resources so we do need to be looking at adapting to a more sustainable source of energy now hyperloop one is exploring electromagnetic levitation and the automobile industry has also been looking for ways to reduce harmful vehicle emissions these are all efforts aimed at achieving the goal of stopping the use of carbon emitting fuels besides those research is being done on the ocean's wind solar and thermal energy one company in particular blue rise a specialist developer of ocean thermal energy conversion is working on a project that could completely phase out the use of fossil fuels hopefully blue rise and their colleagues will be successful soon enough to alleviate some of the environmental problems we Face space exploration now if there is one thing that has been mentioned as a mitigating option for our current environmental challenges it's space exploration and colonization companies like SpaceX and blue origin are set on revolutionizing Space technology with goals of spatial exploration and ultimately enabling people to live on other planets in colonies with all the strides already made by 2050 space tourism will also be a reality for those who can afford it the possibilities for holiday destinations will expand to include places like Mars and the moon unfortunately a trip to orbit will be significantly expensive making it exclusive for the extremely wealthy at least at First artificial intelligence something that may be available for everyone is artificial intelligence already more advanced than most of the Innovations mentioned here the development of artificial intelligence will only get better Through The Years experts in the field believe that AI will surpass the processing power of living brains that wouldn't be scary if it didn't open the door to the robo-apocalypse luckily scientists still have to figure out how to impart all the important human values into an AI before it can become a part of our everyday life but the rise of AI will of course change the face of the workforce not only that but the job market will also face radical change and with the way things are going about half of the world's current jobs will be extinct taken over by AI machines and robots in 2050 the world will be more interconnected and even more driven by data than it is now some of us will definitely need to consider a career change education as the job market changes education will also see some significant changes already there has been an increase in digital learning especially during the pandemic by 2050 completely digital schools will be commonplace even if we have physically attended schools they will have no need for books using tablets and laptops instead for higher education experts believe that more than 70 percent of the student population will be enrolled in online degrees making education more globalized a rather welcome step in the right direction if we are to make good education accessible to all I believe online degrees may even be taught by ai-powered robots at that time I imagine the robots will be able to prepare course material give lectures and Mark assignments sadly you may be unable to twist your lecturer's arm so they give you a deadline extension the metaverse Now we move on to the metaverse since Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced it virtual reality and AI have been assimilated into our everyday life through the social media giant for those who may be a bit confused about the metaverse you're not alone and you've come to the right place the metaverse is a virtual reality computer-generated environment in which you can interact with other users through AI enabled software so it's about simulation with avatars representing users as metaverse functions get more developed by 2050 it will be able to offer a full virtual experience that includes shopping to travel right from the comfort of your own home people will have the option to share their virtual experiences with the World Imagine taking a trip to your favorite holiday destination with your family only you're not physically there that's what the metaverse will offer it seems to me like the more we get connected the more we stay.

world will be very different by 2050 but I do hope that our current societal systems and structures will be able to cope with these coming Innovations so what do you think of these future Innovations do you think this is what life will look like in 2050 let me know in the comment.

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