What is our future gonna look like? A deep view
Few interesting innovations we can expect in the near future
This blog is an extended version of a recent TED speak by Vinod Khosla. In the recent TED X video he mentioned some of the bold predictions for the future of technology and it made me wonder are these gonna be our future? And I just tried to think deeply and got to the conclusion that it can happen and the technology is moving at a rate that everything mentioned in the video is possible.
For those who don’t know Who Vinod is, he is an Indian-American businessman and venture capitalist and he invested in companies like OpenAI, Doordash, headspace, etc. And to know more visit https://www.khoslaventures.com/portfolio/.
I have seen the TED video quite a few times and took some notes to understand it better. Let’s discuss the predictions one by one with some logic and facts.
1. Most expertise enabled by AI will be freely available to everyone, like having a free doctor, tutor, engineer, etc. 24/7.
If we look deep into it, it looks possible. As we look around today’s innovations like chat GPT, Claude, and Gemini, it seems likely that tutoring gonna be free and we can expect their computer vision models gonna make it simple. If the AI is trained on accurate informative data then it can be far better than not having one with this AI. Recently a disease curement was solved with the help of chat GPT and many doctors were helpless to help him out it is not only one case, there are many and also there will be. Nowadays many students are using LLM models to keep up with their studies, and exams. It makes things easy and will make us more comfortable starting anything.
Share your views in the comments.
2. Most labor will be done by a billion bipedal robots, freeing humans from repetitive, tedious jobs akin to “slavery”.
The advancements in technology have led to significant developments in robotics, from creating simple automatic drones to humanoid robots. The image above illustrates the efforts of various companies and engineers to develop successful humanoid robots for the benefit of humanity. These robots demonstrate increased understanding and intelligence, equipping them to handle intricate tasks in high-risk industries or tasks that are time-consuming and require human involvement. Overall, Vinod makes a valid point about the optimal growth in utilizing robots for mundane tasks.
3. Programming will become nearly free, and computers will be ubiquitous like a utility, adapting to humans rather than vice versa.
“The new programming language is going to be English,” was a quote that made me question its meaning. But upon deeper understanding, I realized that it could be possible. By providing prompts (commands for LLM models), we can generate code lines, with English as the main subject. With the latest advancements, LLM models can generate code snippets, perform complex data analysis tasks, debug codes, and more. This is just the beginning. Currently, we are guiding the models on what to generate, but soon, it will be the other way around. The models will work according to human understanding, creating work conditions suitable for humans.
4.AI will dramatically increase creativity and diversity in entertainment, design, and music generation.
Everybody is using AI for different purposes and new AI tools are being launched daily. We have Chat GPT for text generation, brainstorming, and creative processes; Suno for generating live music with lyrics by using prompts; mid-journey for creating high-quality images; and Runway for converting text into videos, among many others. It’s predicted that the number of AI tools will soon reach record levels, with big industries such as Hollywood movies already utilizing AI-generated videos to save millions of dollars. Many companies are also using AI customer support assistants to offer 24/7 support to customers, and the potential use cases are limitless. I wholeheartedly agree with this.
5. Internet access will mostly be through billions of agents running around doing things for humans.
We have already implemented this and are using it daily. We use Perplexity tools for brainstorming, which run through the browser to find relevant information and summarize it for us, providing better clarity within a shorter time frame. While we can’t say that it uses agents, a recently popular AI software engineer named Devin uses different AI agents for different tasks and completes them all like a human.
6. Medicine will shift from “sick care” to preventive “health care”, catching diseases decades before symptoms appear.
7. New environmentally better proteins and fertilizers will be developed for food and agriculture.
8. Most cars in cities can be replaced by public transit systems that are faster than chauffeured cars, cheaper than current systems, and available on demand.
9. Ability to fly from New York to London for lunch at 4000 mph, making the world much more interconnected.
10. Fusion power and superhot geothermal will replace most coal and natural gas power plants.
11. New technologies to access resources like lithium and copper over 1 km below the surface.
12. Carbon capture solutions for all major emitter categories to tackle climate change.
I have discussed a few points that I thought I could explain much better but few were out of my reach and I let you guys discuss these predictions much deeper way in the comment section and start what it takes to build an ideal future.
This is the 2nd day of the #21day21blog challenge. And I hope you learned something new. Hope to see you tomorrow also.
