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    • Imagining the Digital Future Report: The Impact of AI by 2040
May 2025

The Expression of the Characteristics that Define Human Experience May Evolve – Creativity, Empathy, Critical Thinking and Our Capacity for Deep Personal Connections Will Remain

by Alexa Raad

“By 2035, AI will be an ambient presence that anticipates needs, curates information and entertainment and takes on cumbersome-but-routine tasks. This profound shift will redefine how we view ourselves, feel,…

Maja Vujovic
Maja Vujovic
May 2025

In 10 Years’ Time Generations Alpha and Beta Will Make Up 40% of Humanity. Let’s Hope They Don’t Lose Any Mission-Critical Human Characteristics; We’ll All Need Them

by Maja Vujovic

“Throughout history, the humans have been mining three classes of resources from Mother Nature‚ two living and one inanimate: plants, animals and materials for tools. We give names to animals…

Chris Labash
Chris Labash
May 2025

Yes, AI Could Ultimately Complement, Not Compete, with Humanity, But We’re Headed for a Lot of Unpredictable and Sometimes Seemingly Unnoticeable Significant Human Change

by Chris Labash

“Two years ago, my prediction was that humans would use AI with a mixture of rapture and horror. While ‘horror’ may be an overstatement, ‘concern’ may be increasingly appropriate: A 2021…

April 2025

By 2035, ‘Authenticity is De Facto Dead’: Change Could Lead to Multiplicity of the Self, One-Way Relationships and Isolation Through Personalized ‘Realities’

by Tracey Follows

“In my work as a professional futurist, I have developed a number of futures scenarios and emerging-future personas. The following list highlights some of the specific trends that I see…

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