The World in 2050

By 2050, our planet will be a vastly different place. By 2050, artificial intelligence will be everywhere. AI-driven stores will allow you to purchase goods without cashiers or waiting lines. AI will diagnose and treat patients, manage transportation, and analyze massive quantities of data. AI chatbots and voice recognition systems will sound like and behave just like real people. AI will be implemented into robots. By 2050, robot dogs and other pets will serve as companions. Robots will dominate factories and begin to serve as teachers, cooks, pharmacists, law enforcement officers, athletes, and other professionals. In 2050, universal translators will remove all language barriers, and voice recognition will be ubiquitous. Hundreds of sensors will be installed in our clothes, homes, and overall environment to monitor our well-being and improve our lives. Computing will change. By 2050, we may run on quantum computers based on the properties of quantum physics. Quantum computers could deliver massive leaps in computing power, outstripping any current transistor-based models. AI and computers will integrate into humans. Brain chips like Elon Musk's Neuralink will treat neurological disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, spinal cord injury, and blindness. These brain chips will allow people to control computers and prosthetics with no physical interaction. By 2050, we may be controlling things with our minds and communicating through brain signals. By 2050, robotic prosthetics may be stronger and more advanced than our own biological ones. Prosthetic eyes and ears will enter the market during blindness and deafness. In 30 years, like AI, virtual reality will be everywhere. People will try on clothes in virtual reality closets, and holograms will bring FaceTime to a new level. Our platforms will allow you to move around while staying still. We will be able to travel the world and experience life on other planets, all from home. In 2014, 320,000 new electric vehicles were registered around the world. In 2019, that number was 2.3 million. By 2025, global EV sales are projected to surpass 10 million, and by 2050, the majority of automobiles will be electric. Gas stations will disappear and be replaced with at-home charging stations. Refueling vehicles will take as low as 10 minutes. Automobiles will become driverless. As of now, Tesla vehicles already have autopilot features that achieve a level two automation on the Society of Automotive Engineers vehicle automation ranking. Other companies, such as Google, have invested billions of dollars into self-driving technology. Currently, it's expected that fully autonomous level 5 vehicles will roll out to consumers in the late to mid-2020s and become commonplace in the 2030s. By 2050, people will be hopping into cars with no steering wheel. Thousands of autonomous vans and semi-trucks will travel across the country delivering packages and shipments with no human interaction. Drones will do the same for shorter distances. By 2050, swarms of drones will be delivering small packages from floating or vertical warehouses. There will also be surveillance and security drones, along with drones for construction, entertainment, and agriculture. EV tolls, or electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, will provide urban transportation. Currently, there are several working EV toll aircraft prototypes. The urban market for them is massive, and studies have revealed that the technology could become highly profitable. One of the companies working on EV tolls is Uber, who wants to make aerial ride-sharing a reality. There's also Airbus, who have their drone-like Airbus Pop.Up concept, the Humber Airbus, and other companies. If they succeed, we could see widespread adoption of the technology by 2050. Cities will likely have air taxis everywhere, but that may not work. Elon Musk says that roads must go 3D, which means either flying cars or tunnels. He believes in tunnels. Right now, Elon Musk's Boring Company is digging small experimental tunnels under cities. If Musk can significantly cut down boring costs, by 2050, cities will have thousands of tunnels underneath them. Another one of Musk's brainchilds, Hyperloop, will revolutionize long-distance land transportation. Hyperloop, the idea for vacuum maglev high-speed trains, could speed up to 700 miles per hour. A trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco would be only 43 minutes long, compared to a six-hour car ride. By 2050, Hyperloop systems will certainly be constructed and, replacing airplanes, may evolve into the most popular type of long-distance domestic travel. But for travel between continents, airplanes will remain dominant. With improved batteries, we could see electric airliners take to the skies. In addition, several companies are working to bring back supersonic aircraft. These aircraft are certainly not airliners but small-scale jets meant to carry only 10 to 100 people. By 2050, we could have Concorde-like but safer supersonic aircraft soaring through the skies. Or as an alternative to airplanes, what if we traveled around in rockets? Well, Elon Musk wants to use his Starship to transport people all around the world soon, and Musk's Starship 1 could travel from New York to London in only 29 minutes. Our energy system is transforming. Over the past decade, the cost of solar power has plummeted due to economies of scale and improved technology. The price of solar equipment has dropped by 89 percent since 2010. The cost for wind power has plunged as well. Due to these decreases, new solar and wind investments are usually cheaper than natural gas and coal investments. However, renewables still have one major setback: energy storage for utility-scale systems. Renewables need a way to store excess energy from windy and sunny days for cloudy and calm days. To help with this, researchers are developing new methods to store large amounts of energy. Some examples include storing energy as heat in materials, compressing air, or turning air into a liquid. Although it remains to be seen which method is best, these solutions will certainly be implemented for large-scale utility in the future. By 2050, renewables are expected to provide nearly half of all world electricity. But that's not all. As solar and wind begin to dominate the energy sector, fusion power will rise. Currently, fusion power is purely speculative. However, 35 nations are collaborating on ITER, a $20 billion project in France to test the feasibility of fusion for power generation. ITER will work by creating a fusion-powered plasma inside an experimental machine. The walls of the machine will absorb the energy, using it to produce steam that will generate electricity with turbines. ITER's first plasma is planned for December 2025. By 2050, we could have fully functional fusion power plants operating more efficiently than any other power source in history. With NASA's Artemis program, it's planning to land humans back on the moon by 2024. SpaceX, Dynetics, and Blue Origin are all working on landers for the project. After the moon, NASA wants to send humans to Mars sometime in the 2030s. SpaceX is even more ambitious. They are developing the Starship, a rocket that they hope will send humans to Mars by 2024. Once they get there, SpaceX plans to establish a permanent colony. By 2050, Elon Musk plans to have a Martian city with as many as 1 million people. SpaceX is also developing Starlink, thousands of satellites that will provide the world's most advanced broadband internet system. Other space companies such as Blue Origin, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Virgin Galactic are all racing for space as well. In 30 years, we might have a permanent colony on the moon, space hotels in orbit, and humans on Mars. By 2050, our food consumption will be wildly different, mostly due to meat. Livestock contributes to 15% of human greenhouse gas emissions and uses 26% of the Earth's terrestrial surface. To feed our growing population while lowering emissions, we must move away from meat. Assisting with this are meat alternatives. Companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods...

analyze massive quantities of data ai chat BOTS and voice recognition systems will sound like and behave just like real people AI will be implemented into robots by 2050 robot dogs and other pets will serve as companions robots will dominate

factories and began to serve as teachers cooks pharmacists law enforcement officers athletes and other professionals in 2050 Universal translators will remove all language barriers and voice recognition will be ubiquitous hundreds of sensors will be installed in our clothes homes an

overall environment to monitor our well-being and improve our lives computing will change by 2050 we may run on quantum computers based on the properties of quantum physics quantum computers could deliver massive leaps in computing power outstripping any current transistor

based models AI and computers will integrate into humans brain ships like Elon Musk's neural link will treat neurological disorders like Alzheimer's Parkinson's spinal cord injury and blindness these brain chips will allow people to control computers and prosthetics with no physical interaction

by 2050 we may be controlling things with our minds and communicating through brain signals by 2050 robotic prosthetics may be stronger and more advanced than our own biological ones prosthetic eyes and ears will enter the market during blindness and deafness and

in 30 years like AI virtual reality will be everywhere people will try and clothes in virtual reality closets and a holograms will bring FaceTime to a new level the our platforms will allow you to move around while staying still we will be

able to travel the world and experience life on other planets all from home in 2014 320,000 new electric vehicles were registered around the world in 2019 that number was 2.3 million by 2025 global evie sales are projected to

surpass 10 million and by 2050 the majority of automobiles will be electric gas stations will disappear and be replaced with at home charging stations refueling vehicles and as low as 10 minutes automobiles will become driverless as of now Tesla vehicles

already have autopilot features that achieve a level two automation on the Society of Automotive Engineers vehicle automation ranking other companies such as Google have invested billions of dollars into self-driving technology currently it's expected that fully autonomous level 5 vehicles will roll

out to consumers in the late to mid 2020s and become commonplace in the 2030s by 2050 people will be hopping into cars with no steering wheel thousands of autonomous vans and semi trucks will travel across country delivering packages and shipments with

no human interaction drones will do the same for shorter distances by 2050 swarms of drones will be delivering small packages from floating or vertical warehouses there will also be surveillance in security drones along with the drones for construction

entertainment and agriculture evie tolls or electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft will provide urban transportation currently there are several working evie toll aircraft prototypes the urban market for them is massive and studies have revealed that the technology could become a highly

profitable one of the companies working on evie tools is uber who wants to make aerial ride-sharing a reality there's also Airbus who have their drone like Airbus pop-up concept the Humber Airbus and other companies succeed we could see

widespread adoption of the technology by 2050 cities will likely have air taxis everywhere but that may not work Elon Musk says that roads must go 3d which means either flying cars or tunnels he believes the ants tunnels right now Elon Musk's boring

company is digging small experimental tunnels under cities if musk can significantly cut down boring costs by 2050 cities will have thousands of tunnels underneath them another one of musk sprained child's Hyperloop will revolutionize long distance land transportation Hyperloop the idea for

vacuum maglev high-speed trains could speed up to 700 miles per hour a trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco would be only 43 minutes long compared to a six-hour car ride by 2050 Hyperloop systems will certainly be constructed

and replacing airplanes may evolve into the most popular type of long-distance domestic travel but for travel between continents airplanes will remain dominant with improved batteries we could see electric airliners take to the skies in addition several companies are

working to bring back supersonic aircraft these aircraft are certainly not airliners but small-scale jets meant to carry only 10 to 100 people by 2050 we could have Concorde like but safer supersonic aircraft soaring through the skies or as an alternative to airplanes

what if we traveled around in Rockets well Elon Musk wants to use his starship to transport people all around the world soon and musk starship 1 could travel from New York to London in only 29 minutes our energy system is transforming over

the past decade the cost of solar power has plummeted due to economies of scale and improved technology the price of solar equipment has dropped by 89 percent since 2010 the cost for wind power has plunged as well due to these

decreases new solar and wind investments are usually cheaper than natural gas and coal investments however renewables still have one major setback energy storage for utility scale systems renewables need a way to store excess energy from windy and sunny days

for cloudy and calm days to help with this researchers are developing new methods to store large amounts of energy some examples include storing energy as heat in materials compressing air or turning error into a liquid although it remains to be seen which method is best

these solutions will certainly be implemented for large-scale utility in the future by 2050 renewables are expected to provide in nearly half of all world electricity but that's not all a solar and wind began to dominate the energy sector fusion power will rise

currently fusion power is purely speculative however 35 nations are collaborating on it err a 20 billion dollar project in France to test the feasibility of fusion for power generation it err will work by creating a fusion powered plasma inside

an experimental machine the walls of the machine will absorb the energy using it to produce steam that will generate electricity with turbines bidders first plasma is planned for December 2025 by 2050 we could have fully functional fusion power plants operating more

efficiently than any other power source in history with the NASA's Artemis program it's planning to land humans back on the moon by 2024 SpaceX Dianetics and Blue Origin are all working on Landers for the project after to the moon NASA wants to

send humans to Mars sometime in the 2030s spacex is even more ambitious they are developing the starship a rocket that they hope will send humans to Mars by 2024 once they get there SpaceX planes to establish a permanent

colony by 2050 Elon Musk plans to have a Martian City with as many as 1 million people SpaceX is also developing Starling thousands of satellites that will provide the world's most advanced broadband internet system other space companies such as Blue Origin Boeing

Lockheed Martin and Virgin Galactic are all racing for space as well in 30 years we might have a permanent colony on the moon space hotels in orbit in humans on Mars by 2050 our food consumption will be wildly different mostly due to meat

livestock contributes to 15% of human greenhouse gas emissions and uses 26% of the Earth's terrestrial surface to feed our growing population while lowering emissions we must move away from meat assisting with this our meat alternatives companies like beyond meat

and impossible foods have obtained billion dollar valuations supplying the rapidly growing meat alternatives market in addition plant-based diets as a whole are growing in popularity then there is cultured meat cultured meat is meat produced by in vitro cell culture it

avoids the slaughtering of animals and produces very minimal emissions by 2050 we will likely have in vitro t-bone steaks produced for the masses to meet the demand for increased plants in the growing population while escaping the uncertainty of the changing climate

Farms will move indoors vertical and into cities the vertical farming market is exploding by 2050 there will be large-scale vertical farms all around the world feeding the growing population while using very little land and water as our food consumption transforms

biotechnology will advance while prosthetics replace large organs stem cells will regenerate injuries and diseases stem cells which can be guided into becoming a wide variety of specific cells will be used for therapies eventually like brain chips stem cell

therapies could help those with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's but also those with type 1 diabetes heart disease burns cancer arthritis and all sorts of other diseases another biotechnology is gene editing using CRISPR / canine technology scientists can now remove strands of DNA

that are causing illnesses and replace them with different ones in the future scientists hope to cure lifelong inherited diseases with this technology while we decarbonize the world's economy we will utilize carbon removal technology carbon capture and storage will catch carbon emissions from a

source and then transport them underground leaving the atmosphere unaffected advanced technologies will remove carbon directly from the air and seawater additionally some minerals naturally react with carbon dioxide and we can use them to convert carbon from gas into a

solid it's not sure which of these strategies is best but in the future we will certainly see that our widespread implementation if you enjoyed this video it would be amazing if you like and subscribe also remember to check out the

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