Where will Information Technology lead us over the next decade?

Margaret DischlerMIS 7650

I. IntroductionII. Scope and DefinitionsIII. A Morning in 2023IV. Technology Enablers of the FutureV. Examples of Transformational

EffectsVI. ConsiderationsVII. Q&A

Scope

Ubiquitous Computing

• Mark Weiser 1952 - 1999• Invented the computer mouse• Invented the modern interface for Windows/Mac• Coined the term “Ubiquitous Computing”

Transistors Wireless Internet Wireless Electricity Speech Recognition Software Constantly Evolving Interfaces Artificial Intelligence

Transistors

What are Transistors and what do they do? Moore’s Law and Quantum Physics What is Nanotechnology?

When is small too small? Alternatives to the silicon transistor

Wireless Electricity

Nikola Tesla WiTricity Intel NASA

Speech Recognition Software

Visual Interfaces Internet Glasses Internet Contacts Ubiquitous Augmented Reality Internet-enabled walls Wearable Interfaces Catoms

YouTube Demo

Artificial Intelligence

Progress (or not) – 2 AI “Winters” Heuristics – “top down” common sense Intelligent Agents – niche function Machine Translation (MT) – language Areas of Anticipated Growth AI: Three’s A Charm?

Health and Medicine Safety and Security Convenience The Elderly in Japan Other Areas of Growth

Exciting Future Serious considerations regarding privacy Collectivism in business – Porter’s 6th Force?

NOT Information Overload Moore’s Law – New Player

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