Summary
Experts predict that by 2050, technology will significantly blur the lines between humans and machines. Innovations in AI, nanotechnology, and cybernetics could lead to advanced health monitoring and new treatments for diseases. Virtual "digital twins" might help people test medical treatments or lifestyle changes without physical risk.
Key Facts
- Experts expect human-machine integration to grow by 2050.
- Nanotechnology is already in use today and could lead to health-monitoring implants.
- Machines working at a very small scale could help deliver medications directly where needed.
- Cybernetics, which combines natural and machine systems, might offer new disease treatments.
- Digital twins, virtual models of people, could let individuals experiment with health changes safely.
- Experts predict AI will continue to advance, influencing many technology areas.
