The technological revolution triggered by computer science and telecommunications over the last decades of the last century has expanded exponentially, fertilizing other disciplines (biotech, nanotech, etc) and driving us to the world of Digitalization, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.
It is a key point in mankind´s history; everything that happens from now on will happen at a speed that we are not used to, even remotely. Some technological projections allow us to glimpse how disruptive the conectivity revolution will be in our daily life:
What´s happening in the 21st century is surprising: although it sounds like a science fiction movie, it is impossible to predict the limits soon to be cross by artificial intelligence and robotics, and how they will modify human existence. The fact that the future is harder to forecast, however, should not be read as a bad omen.
Although uncertainty generates anxiety and fears, it could also be a source of hope. Technology allows us to dream of a better quality of life and a more active, open and integrated society in the future.
Of course, such goals are not to be achieved automatically. They will be under siege from multiple threats. The same technologies can be used to control and direct human life and to limit the citizen´s freedoms.
That’s why we need to cooperate more than ever. Humanity already knows how important it is to work together to overcome potentially devastating threats.
The development of nuclear energy serves as an example. The technological revolution we live in strengthens and demands us at the same time.
