This Is What an AI Said When Asked to Predict the Year Ahead “What’s past is prologue.” So says the famed quote from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, alleging that we can look to what has already happened as an indication of what will happen next. This idea could be interpreted as being rather bleak; are we […]
5 Futuristic technologies that will exist before 2030
Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture? Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers.[1] It often incorporates controlled-environment agriculture, which aims to optimize plant growth, and soilless farming techniques such as hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics.[1] Some common choices of structures to house vertical farming systems include buildings, shipping containers, tunnels, and abandoned mine shafts. The modern […]
Have humans evolved beyond nature – and do we even need it? Natural? Shutterstock Manuel Berdoy, University of Oxford Our society has evolved so much, can we still say that we are part of Nature? If not, should we worry – and what should we do about it? Poppy, 21, Warwick. Such is the extent […]
IORMA First Impressions IORMA First Impressions is the IORMA iLab experimental test zone for new IORMA innovations The first section of experimental trials concerns a new concept in video programs recorded in 2014 using a head mounted GoPro camera from the world-wide travels of David Wortley, IORMA Advisory Board Member. Please view the four trial […]
Four things the UK government must do to phase out petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by 2035 The future of British motoring? Bubble_Tea Stock/Shutterstock Ashley Fly, Loughborough University The UK government recently pledged to bring forward a ban on new diesel and petrol car sales from 2040, to 2035. The move surprised some, but perhaps […]
Explainable artificial intelligence XAI Quote of the day “Even if I become the number one, there is an entity that cannot be defeated.”Go champion Lee Sedol explains why he’s retiring from professional play, after being beaten at the game by an AI system built by DeepMind. Explainable AI (XAI) refers to methods and techniques in the application […]
Could this be the image of the future? Rohit Talwar writes about dating: 2025 could signal the end of swiping right, as apps become fully automated using Artificial Intelligence. The next five years will see Artificial Intelligence and enhanced smartphone tech drive dating to a whole new level. Our health, attitudes, behaviours, on and off […]
IORMA at House of Lords the gig economy | dot everyone Wednesday 29th January 2020 IORMA was represented by Jane Calvert-Lee, External Relations Director at the launch of a report by doteveryone which has studied the effect of the gig economy on those who are employed on a part-time or payment-by-task via digital platforms. The […]
Through the digital age and beyond January 24, 2020 David SmithChief Executive of Global Futures and Foresight, Futurist, Strategist and Keynote Speaker One of the first large-scale automatic digital computers – the Mark 1 – was created around 1940 – and provided some impressive specs at 8ft high, 50ft long, 2ft wide, and weighing 5 tonnes[i]. […]