From driverless cars to robotic workers, the future is going to be here before you know it.
The council surveyed more than 800 executives and experts from the technology sector to share their respective timelines for when technologies would become mainstream.
From the survey results, the council identified 21 defining moments, all of which they predict will occur by 2030.
Here’s a look at the technological shifts you can expect during the next 14 years.
90% of the population will have unlimited and free data storage by 2018.
The first robotic pharmacist will arrive in the US 2021.
1 trillion sensors will be connected to the internet by 2022.
10% of the world's population will be wearing clothes connected to the internet by 2022.
The first 3D-printed car will be in production by 2022.
The first implantable mobile phone will become commercially available in 2025.
The first government will replace its census with big-data technologies by 2023.
10% of reading glasses will be connected to the internet by 2023.
80% of people on earth will have a digital presence online by 2023.
A government will collect taxes for the first time via blockchain 2023.
90% of the global population will have a supercomputer in their pocket by 2023.
Access to the internet will become a basic right by 2024.
The first transplant of a 3D-printed liver will occur by 2024.
By 2024, more than 50% of internet traffic to homes will be from appliances and devices.
5% of consumer products will be 3D printed.
30% of corporate audits will be performed by artificial intelligence by 2025.
Globally, more trips will be made using car-sharing programs than privately-owned cars by 2025.
Driverless cars will account for 10% of all cars in the US by 2026.
The first AI machine will join a corporate board of directors 2026.
The first city with more than 50,000 people and no traffic lights will come into existence by 2026.
By 2027, 10% of global gross domestic product will be stored using blockchain technology.
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