Macro Trends and What They Mean for 2050

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Macro Trends and What They Mean for 2050
Jeff Jonas IBM Distinguished Engineer jeffjonas_at_us
.ibm.com www.jeffjonas.typepad.com
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Collections of technologies create big
effects.
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The World Becomes Less Dangerous
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2050 Prediction Your doctor is 102 and this is
not weird.
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Much More Much Faster Much Easier
1st Nuke (130,000 people, 37B)
Difficulty
BAD!

• 1953
• 140,000
• deaths

GOOD!
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2050 Prediction Your 14-year-old neighbor makes
10B from their bedroom.
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Surveillance is irresistible. Sensors become
ubiquitous. Piles of data become one.
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Information in Context
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Information in Context
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Collective Intelligence in the Clouds
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• 2050 Prediction
• Collective intelligence will locate what you need
  to know
• and tell you!

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2050 Insight From Above
Jump to the right 1 foot!
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When collective intelligence serves
you and your doctor
HATE!
the police looking at you
LOVE!
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Macro Trends and What They Mean for 2050
Jeff Jonas IBM Distinguished Engineer jeffjonas_at_us
.ibm.com www.jeffjonas.typepad.com