Friday, September 9, 2011

the future belongs to the geeks

we live in a world of constant improvement and imagination. and that is what makes me still believe in humanity - our quest to make things better. yesterday in a conference, exciting new technologies were shared with us via BBC Click. the future holds augmented reality, pc-less, smartphone-less devices and technologies that makes life so different, the future you won't recognize the present you. Imagine a deviceless world, where all you have is computed by a microchip in a contact lens that beams up information on physical buildings and objects to give you detail on it -- something like walking around with a view only terminator can enjoy. all this is not some science fiction fantasy -- research is underway now on these technologies. the future where the lines between what's human and what's robotic cross may well be possible.
yet a part of me fears what would happen when such things become real -- in a world where looking at a bee brings up its exact species name, how many exist in the world, what is its known behavior and lifecycle, along with other stats and data -- will we become even colder in treating each other, and will our child-like sense of wonder be lost and replaced with an adult-like 'i've seen it all' view of the world?

in some sense, if you talk to our children, this is already happening.

cyborg soldiers

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