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Charles Gibson

For wealthier parts of the world, we have another shift in the making. Countries like the US and China are constantly fighting for new technological frontiers. I have been contemplating the possibility of centralized computing with the advent of 1GB/s up and download speeds and quantum computing.

I'm sure quantum computers will need specific physical structuring and companion software to do computing for millions of people. I think it would be fantastic if gaming was performed on one massive quantum computer and streamed to devices all over. Lower latency and cost, and more users and access. We could end up in a Ready Player One world!

Or these technologies could be used for cheaper and smarter AI which would fall a lot closer to an I Robot world. Anyway though, we are poised to become a lot more knowledgeable as a species and sciences should see an uptick because of it. Most human labor will easily be replaced by robots in our lifetime. This is at least a decade away so I am not holding my breath though (yet)