The World of 2050: Digital Twins, Bases on the Moon, Cyborg Humans, and Roads Without Traffic Jams

Over the past 25 years, technology has undergone radical changes. At the beginning of the 21st century, most computers connected to the Internet via telephone modems, and Netflix rented out DVD discs. Today, we have become witnesses to rapid development—from artificial intelligence to robotics. Experts believe that in the next 25 years we will see even more innovations and their impact on everyday life.

Research shows that the future may include the use of nanotechnologies to create implants that will not only improve health but also allow monitoring of the body’s condition. In addition, cyber technologies promise new ways of treating certain mental illnesses. Digital twins may become commonplace, helping to visualize how different medications or lifestyle changes affect a person’s health.

While in the field of education learning will soon take place in a combination of physical and virtual environments, on the space front residential bases may appear on the Moon, and pharmaceutical companies will begin producing medicines under conditions of microgravity. Thanks to the development of quantum technologies, humanity is becoming closer to realizing these ambitions, and predictions about autonomous vehicles may come true even earlier.