Unit 10 The future of Information Technology
Possibilities & Predictions
o 2015 human:machine equivalence
after 2015 computes will continue to get smarter
o Technophobia & the interface problems
will be solved with voice and language recognition
1. Commerce
1.1. More advanced telecoms
The electronic marketplace
bring customers and suppliers together in a smart databases and virtual environments
Whole suite of services (Future)
- Voice processing
- AI (Artificial Intelligence) carrying out the requests
- Voice synthesis & visualization technology
1.2. E-cash can be completely global
1.3. Buying directly from customized manufacturers
2. Work
2.1. Many jobs will be automated; many new jobs with new tech.
2.2. Workers can be fully mobile.
- high bandwidth communication
- more effective wearable technology