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Machines will read our minds
AI brain sensors will translate our thoughts into speech, text or even other languages
Robots will help cure loneliness
Social companions can read emotions and help with daily tasks
The sexbots are coming
In the next year or two, we’ll have sophisticated, purpose-built bots designed for relationships, sex and intimacy
AI-enabled scams will proliferate
Ultra-realistic digital trickery will help fraudsters deceive people on an entirely new scale
The university essay will die out
AI will replace traditional forms of academic assessment—and create new ones
Political deepfakes will spread confusion and misinformation
The more confusion these deepfakes sow, the more people will accuse each other of faking everything. You’re not going to believe what you see. You’re going to disbelieve what you don’t like.
Autonomous weapons will threaten humanity
Militaries will use AI to wage deadlier biological and chemical warfare. But what if the technology turns against us?
Machines will make our food tastier and healthier
AI algorithms can reduce food waste, add more nutrition and solve some of our restaurant-staffing woes
Personalized, preventive medicine is on its way
We’ll use machine learning to predict illness before it starts, reducing pressure on the health-care system