Ars Technica writes, "Experts believe the future will be like Sci-Fi movies":
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In the latest study conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, over 700 technology experts were asked to evaluate an assortment of scenarios in an attempt to determine potential trends for the year 2020.
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The article talks about the non-techy people and how they will likely rebel, how fantasy virtual worlds will consume lives, artificial intelligence, and the inevitable breakdown of language and privacy barriers.
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"By the year 2020, virtual reality on the internet will come to allow more productivity from most people in technologically-savvy communities than working in the "real world." But the attractive nature of virtual- reality worlds will also lead to serious addiction problems for many, as we lose people to alternate realities."
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Programmers will be like gods in this future.
