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    • Imagining the Digital Future Report: The Impact of AI by 2040
Evelyne Tauchnitz
Evelyne Tauchnitz
April 2025

We May Lose Our Human Unpredictability in a World in Which Algorithms Dictate the Terms of Engagement; These Systems Are Likely to Lead to the Erosion of Freedom and Authenticity

by Evelyne Tauchnitz

“Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) tied to brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and sophisticated surveillance technologies, among other applications, will deeply shape the social, political and economic spheres of life by 2035,…

Amy Zalman
Amy Zalman
April 2025

‘We Must Have the Courage to Establish Human Values in Code, Ethical Precepts, Policy and Regulation’

by Amy Zalman

“Because the current wealth and income gap is dramatic and widening, I do not believe it is possible to generalize a common human experience in response to AI advances in…

November 2023

There is likely to be an AI-driven war over people’s minds and emotions

by Stephan Adelson

“By 2040, for most of the population, AI’s daily influence will appear to be rather benign and quite useful, but the purveyors of AI will invest their efforts toward creating…

November 2023

Blurred ‘truth’ and the erosion of trust are likely to deliver AI’s most significant impact

by Alexa Raad

“By 2040 AI will permeate everything. It is highly likely that it will have passed the Turing test well before 2040. Many aspects of daily life will be easier and…

November 2023

AI advances will bring the metaverse up to speed and accelerate 5G/6G and smart cities

by Victoria Baines

“It’s tempting to consider the future of AI as vertical, but technologies do not develop in vacuums. They enable, accelerate and even frustrate each other. “For instance, further developments in…

November 2023

Such good friends? Digital agents are likely to turn users into unknowing ‘agents of the machine’ 

by Judith Donath

“In computer-human interface design, the word ‘agent’ refers to chatbots and other seemingly autonomous entities that act on behalf of the computer in their interactions with us human users. It…

November 2023

Which metrics of success will win the day – growth and productivity or finding joy and love?

by John Havens

“I’d like to share two potential outcomes: dystopian and non-dystopian. “The Dystopian View: Here’s what 2040 might look like if societal systems don’t change. In this scenario, society still values…

Evelyne Tauchnitz
Evelyne Tauchnitz
November 2023

The AI-fueled transition challenges the way we live and experience everything

by Evelyne A. Tauchnitz

“The proliferation of AI in the next 15 years will undoubtedly bring about a transformation characterized by more security but less personal freedom to move, express ourselves, purchase and make…

November 2023

If people don’t harmonize on AI, the future will not bring out the best in humanity

by Kunle Olorundare

“The rapid proliferation of AI is likely to create significant changes in individuals’ daily lives and in society’s social, economic and political systems. By 2040, we will see AI-powered technologies…

Walid Al-Saqaf
Walid Al-Saqaf
November 2023

AI’s success will require maintaining a delicate balance between its vast potential and the challenges it introduces

by Walid Al-Saqaf

“By 2040 the ubiquity of AI will have reshaped numerous facets of our daily lives. Advanced personal AI assistants will likely be part of our routines, offering predictions and automations…

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