Disneyland of IT
A driverless car overtaking you…an indian villager confidently speaking to a native Spanish speaker who doesn’t know ABC of Hindi…a Cadbury factory running 24 x 7 without a single man on the assembly line..a liver coming out of a printer and getting transplanted into a patient’s body with cent percent cross-match…a patient of acrophobia (extreme fear of heights) overcoming his fear by standing atop virtual skyscraper and floating through air like a bird…Yes, the world is as one dreams it! A curious eye at the emerging IT innovations would leave anyone mesmerized.
Let’s begin with Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is the science of making intelligent machines by mimicking the reasoning and problem-solving skills of human-beings. It has far-reaching applications in the field of medical diagnostics, stock-trading, robot control and semantic web.
Machine Translation (MT) looks at the use of computer software to translate text or speech from one language to another. Good news! The prototype is already ready and very soon we’ll witness a breakthrough in cross-cultural communication.
Machine Vision (MV) uses smart cameras and image processing software to perform inspection similar to human inspectors working on assembly-lines, marginalizing the visual perception of humans.
Quantum Computing uses the quantum mechanical phenomena to represent data and to perform operations on such data. Lightening fast computers seem just round the corner, making optical and electronic computing things of the past.
In Screenless Display, visual information is transmitted without use of any screen. In most cases, it is a hologram. However, recently few prototypes have been designed where visual information is projected directly onto the retina or on the brain by completely bypassing the eye. Screenless display systems such as virtual retinal display (VRD) are pitched as a boon to the military and the medical science.
Immersive Virtual Reality is the state of consciousness where an immersant loses her physical self if surrounded by a simulated environment. It is achieved by spatial excess, distortion of time and intense focus. Once commercialized, this technology has immense potential to transform the entertainment-world, to correct a variety of psychiatric disorders and to model molecular structures in chemical research. It would also transform the way we look at aerodynamics & flight training.
3-D Printing creates a 3-D object by depositing successive layers of different types of materials. The commercial production has been already started. Bio-printers like machines may one day be capable of printing tissues and organs directly into the body!
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Tags: Artificial Intelligence, bioprinter, emerging technologies, Machine translation, machine vision, prototype, quantum computing, screenless display, Virtual Reality
March 11th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Very interesting Ankur! How do you perceive the relevance of human beings on earth after 50 years?
March 17th, 2010 at 9:58 am
Thanks Dripto! I think human beings are smart enough to renew their relevance in one way or another!
May 10th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
That’s 2 cevler by half and 2×2 clever 4 me. Thanks!