Shanghai

2050 Shanghai

By 2050, Artificial Intelligence will be integrated into most aspects of life, producing new efficiencies and enhancing human capacities. More than 20% of the world's population will carry some sort of chip implants in their bodies to enhance physical or cognitive capabilities, to monitor health,

# AI # society # threats

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2050 Shanghai

The Holocene calendar, which starts from the year 10,000 BC — the approximate date of the beginning of human civilization — is becoming conventional. The world’s population is touching 9.7 billion people, as predicted by UN analysts. Having exhausted its reserves of oil and other mineral

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2050 Shanghai

China becomes one of the first countries to successfully implement provisional Universal Basic Income for "most" of its citizens. The UBI program is funded primarily through taxation of the portion of business revenue generated through industrial, commercial or agricultural automation. UBI

# government

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2040 Shanghai

One of the main problems of Shanghai has always been its overcrowding and the environmental and social issues that go hand-in-hand with it. By 2040, Shanghai authorities have deliberately limited the resident population to somewhere in the range of 25 million people. The city now embodies the idea of

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2030 Shanghai

After the world’s first satellite designed for quantum science experiments had been successfully launched in August 2016, China entered the active phase of experiments based on the technology of quantum teleportation. For the first time in the history of the world, it is possible to transfer quantum

# city # communication

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2050 Shanghai

Cities are covered with multifunctional skyscrapers, each of which is a full-fledged settlement. On some floors factories operate, on others offices are situated, there is a room for shops, entertainment centers, and educational institutions - all in addition to residential areas. People can lead a full

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2050 Shanghai

For those who do not want to bother with cooking and consider it a waste of time, there is an alternative option. Photosynthetic algae symbionts, which provide humans with most of their required nutrients, are implanted under the skin. Since people produce heat, regardless of the time of year and temperature

# food # human # biotech

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2040 Shanghai

"Hives" for drones

Drone technology has become part of everyday life, and the number of drones is increasing at an unprecedented rate. To provide an effective framework for the operation and upkeep of personal and commercial drones, a project aimed at the creation of high-rise terminals and service stations for parking,

# city # gadgets

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2040 Shanghai

It becomes fashionable to have one’s own intellectual drone that functions as a personal assistant. It always follows the owner at a comfortable distance, can take pictures and shoot videos, send and receive personal e-mail, call the police or a doctor if the owner is in danger, or function as a courier. Personal

# gadgets

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2050 Shanghai

Cities are comprised of multifunctional skyscrapers, each of which is a full-fledged settlement its own right. On some floors, factories operate, on others, offices can be found, there is a room for shops, entertainment centres, and educational institutions - all in addition to residential areas. People

# city # home

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2040 Shanghai

Bionic prostheses have appeared: mechanical limbs controlled by software. After receiving an impulse from the brain, the program converts it into a certain action, so that the functions of an artificial arm or leg are virtually indistinguishable from a real limb. Moreover, it can even transfer tactile

# human # biotech

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2040 Shanghai

The entire city has turned into an augmented reality zone, which can be experienced by using compact equipment - glasses or lenses. Price tags in stores, menus in restaurants, schedules at public transport stops have become virtual. The urban landscape is filled with information of all kinds, which can

# city # gadgets

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2040 Shanghai

Patrolling disadvantaged areas, policing at football matches and other hazardous police duties are delegated to robots. Mechanical policemen, resembling people, are able to recognise speech and engage in dialogue, work in groups, if necessary, and even have weapons at their disposal - though non-lethal:

# city # government # robots

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2030 Shanghai

Transcontinental Hyper Loop trips

We draw a part of the highway outside of the city and stations inside the cities The whole world is covered with a transport system called the Hyper Loop, where capsules on magnetic cushions circulate. Inside its pipes, special conditions are created, which allows capsules weighing about half a ton

# transport

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2050 Shanghai

The principles of neurocommunication fit in perfectly with the lifestyle of World Wide Web residents. Fully-fledged hotbeds of the NeuroNet are emerging and gradually expanding. Scientists accept the thesis of social consciousness, thinking and mentality, and pass from brain modelling to the modelling

# human # AI # society

Herbert George Wells

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2040 Shanghai

All existing gadgets (smart watches, telephones, fitness trackers, etc.) are united according to their functions and features in a single device. Besides, such a device has additional functions: it can transmit images to the retina of the user and scents. The work of this single communication device

# gadgets

Samsung Electronics

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2030 Shanghai

After the world’s first satellite designed for quantum science experiments had been successfully launched in August 2016, China entered the active phase of experiments based on the technology of quantum teleportation. For the first time in the history of the world, it is possible to transfer quantum

# communication

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2030 Shanghai

Road surfaces are now a multifunctional complex, which serve to complete a number of tasks. The use of nano-additives from waste tires makes the paving more secure, environmentally friendly, durable, and therefore economical. Lighting systems, which turn on only when a moving vehicle is detected,

# transport # city

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2030 Shanghai

The advantage of Big Data compared to traditional scientific methods is obvious, however, there are justified concerns that their application will lead to total surveillance and violation of civil liberties. Confidentiality and security of personal information is not guaranteed, not only online, but

# privacy # society

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2030 Shanghai

Ball-shaped wheel

Traditional forms of automobile wheels are being replaced with spherical ones. This solution has significantly increased manoeuvrability, and diagonal parking has became a pure pleasure. Most importantly - a spherical wheel, held in a magnetic field, simplifies the construction of suspension to a great

# transport # city

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