Earth 2050: Tag #threats

2050 Moscow

Future of Passwords and Password Managers

Traditional alphanumeric passwords will become increasingly obsolete due to their vulnerability to phishing, attacks, and the inconvenience they pose to users. Advances in biometric technology will facilitate this transition, offering more secure and user-friendly alternatives. Biometric data such as

# AI # gadgets # threats

2050 Moscow

Protection from Phone Scammers in the Future with AI

In the future, AI-enhanced voice cloning will develop, as phone scammers will utilize advanced and more sophisticated AI to clone the voices of individuals known to the victim to try and obtain funds from them. They will use AI to gather contextual information about victims from social media and other

# AI # communication # gadgets # threats

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,

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2030 Bletchley Park

Computers can now brute-force most human-generated passwords. It is becoming overly complicated for humans to create a good password. Passwords will remain a backup authentication option. Logging in with a password will be an exception, triggering an alert. The vast majority of systems will adapt

# privacy # threats

2050 Сaraсas

Traditional organized crime has been in decline globally as the world has grown increasingly reliant on the Internet and computer systems. With modern surveillance capabilities, it is almost impossible for criminals to get away with anything without using technological methods of their own. Due to this,

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2050 Wuhan

In recent years, digital systems have moved up to a whole new level. No longer assistants making life easier for us mere mortals, they’ve become the basis of civilization — the very framework keeping the world functioning properly in 2050. This quantum leap forward has generated new requirements

# business # threats

2050 Rabat

Moroccans are also very particular when it comes to traditions in clothing. But even if the appearance of traditional clothing items remains the same, their qualities change drastically, thanks to technology. For example, the djellaba, a traditional Berber robe, is still long, loose, and hooded, and

# beauty # clothing # threats

2030 Berlin

Recent work has shown that executable binaries can be traced back to the coder using code stylometry and machine learning. By 2030, anti-virus companies and governmental institutions will be able to correlate malware samples on a large scale in order to identify threat actor groups based on stylistic

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2050 Delhi

By 2050, our knowledge of how the brain works, and our ability to enhance or repair it is so advanced that being able to remember everything and learn new things at an outrageous speed has become commonplace. Most kids are fitted with the latest memory boosting implants to support their learning and

# threats # biotech

2050 Kuala Lumpur

In 2020, machine learning will become a more integral part of our lives, able to perform ever more tasks. Unfortunately, we still cannot trust it to make important decisions. The fact is that machine learning can be fooled. For example, by wearing glasses that are coated in a special way you can cheat

# threats # AI

2030 Berlin

During the last three years the use of smart devices for personal area networks (PAN) has increased dramatically. People are now wearing not only smart watches and fitness trackers, but also smart glasses and bionic chips. Digital personal assistants will force their owners to live healthily and take

# gadgets # threats

2030 Silicon Valley

Toasters can cause serious burns. Electric fans can fall into the bath, with shocking results. Refrigerators with auto food ordering can purchase products or suggest exotic dishes that will surely finish you off. Luxury electric cars on autopilot can calmly smash into a lamppost. Smart homes could turn

# threats # AI

2030 Ulyanovsk

Numerous studies in the field of cybernetics and bioengineering are beginning to bear fruit. Earlier models of chips implanted in the human body were used only for transmitting data about the owner to GlobalNet or a private hospital network, making purchases, computer access, or simply as a security

# biotech # privacy # threats

2050 London

The 21st century has seen the coming to power of the Internet giants; almost all services people use belong to a handful of majors. The result of the tech revolution is the transition to a newer network infrastructure based on satellites covering the entire surface of the Earth. People will go about

# threats # society

2030 Singapore

Plastic waste in the sea led to the formation of a massive garbage patch in the centre of the Pacific Ocean in late 20th century. Its area has continued to grow and exceed 1 million sq.km. by 2030. Plastic waste can be recycled and this has become the most popular way to fight pollution. To prevent waste

# nature # threats

2030

Depersonalized data collect all the smart entities - from smart light bulbs to smart software platforms. Huge amounts of data about all objects, increasing technical possibilities of their fast processing + the development of data analysis including machine learning precondition the opportunities of

# threats # privacy # AI # society

2030 New-York

The concept of privacy in a public place will vanish: if now people in the subway - it's just some people in the subway, in the nearest future, everyone will be able to see your name, place of work, age, orientation and your marital status with the help of augmented reality glasses. You may ask, "How

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2030 London

The omnipresent surveillance system and face recognition in the streets of the majority of big cities will lead to a huge demand for a new product - a holographic mask - this device will distort the face on cameras and in tracking systems, thus making the person anonymous.

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2040

Internet will be different from what we have now. The global net is split into segments on regional and functional base. Access to the local segment will be a citizen right and essential for living, but access is strictly controlled. Authentication is required and anonymous access doesn’t exist for the

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2040 Houston

In 2040, a huge amount of new micro-satellites will be in orbit and travelling through our solar system. This system, critical for earth and inner-solar-system communication gains new attention for satellite hackers not only to control and sniff on communication but also to abuse this system to control

# threats # space