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I wrote a post with my predictions here https://medium.com/swlh/9-predictions-for-2020-2029-555312fc69fc?source=friends_link&sk=0a7319bbd3ea69cb363c87b91f642ba3
by longstaff2009 7y ago
I wrote a post with my predictions here
https://medium.com/swlh/9-predictions-for-2020-2029-555312fc69fc?source=friends_link&sk=0a7319bbd3ea69cb363c87b91f642ba3 https://medium.com/swlh/9-predictions-for-2020-2029-555312fc...
TLDR
1. Federated Learning will unlock value from previously inaccessible sensitive data.
2. Deepfakes will impact democracy and bring about a need for publisher certified content.
3. Nationalism will rise around the world, the internet will splinter.
4. eSports will take a huge chunk of attention and advertising dollars from sports.
5. Blockchain will get adoption in enterprise. Mainstream adoption will struggle until there is a key custody solutions that everyone can use.
6. Self driving cars will open up new business models. Regulations will be the main barrier to adoption.
7. Welfare systems will get strained.
8. Digital currencies and negative interest rates will open pandoras box.
9. Search will get reimagined.
I also enjoyed these posts
https://avc.com/2020/01/what-will-happen-in-the-2020s/ https://avc.com/2020/01/what-will-happen-in-the-2020s/
https://continuations.com/post/189997132065/an-agenda-for-the-2020s-inventing-the-knowledge https://continuations.com/post/189997132065/an-agenda-for-th...
https://alexdanco.com/2019/12/17/ten-predictions-for-the-2020s/ https://alexdanco.com/2019/12/17/ten-predictions-for-the-202...
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