Future of Internet and Computers

What does our future hold for us??

I for one would like to see the realisation of many concepts that were first realised in science fiction.
Remember those little computers in Star Trek that had all the information in the world and was just the size of a hand phone? That's reality now in the form of smart phones. This is called integration. One device that is a communication device, an information laden encyclopedia, a tracking beacon, a laser gun............ok maybe not the laser gun, but you get my point. It is everything in one. Sooner or later, they might just integrate a tazer into the iPod 9 for the more dangerous neighborhoods. Or maybe a remote control function for your HD TV. In fact i just discovered that you can sync your iPhone to your MacBook and use the iPhone to navigate a PowerPoint presentation.


Its a little complicated, but it works. In the future it would not be this complicated. Just a tap of an icon and you get control after you sync to a unique IP address-like code that is unique for each computer.



The next change that i see in the near future would be a fully networked world. Internet routers would be everywhere such that one could access the net anytime, anyplace. Tech is getting cheaper by the day. This would then cause a decline in the demand for paid Internet provider services. Sooner or later, paid Internet service would be a dying trend, only reserved for people who desperately need their 1GBPS download speed or lag-less game play. And even that would be dirt cheap. The casual PC user who just needs to surf the web, download an mp3 or 2 and play the occasional game could live off the worldwide free wireless system forever.

A talking iPhone anyone? Yes, my third prediction would be artificial intelligence. In a positive light, they would be benign artificial intelligence beings, like jolly kind butler. Yes, there is web 3.0 already, BUT my prediction is an extension of that web 3.0 concept. Imagine an internet where AI entities exist as distinct, separate beings, kind of like non-player characters in a video game that you interact with. They will be just like real people, interacting in chat rooms, online forums, adding you as a friend on Facebook etc. The catch is THEY ARE NOT REAL. Only virtual A.I constructs. I feel that such virtual AI constructs would be a natural extension of the AI used in web 3.0. After a AI learns about your reading habits, your browsing habits, what you like, where you surf, when you come online and how you access the net, it would naturally proceed to the next logical question..........."WHY". That, it would only learn through interaction once they inevitably become self aware.

So who knows? They next friendly Facebook user you meet might be a virtual artificial intelligence. They will talk to you, ask you how your day was, BUT THEY DON'T EXIST.
Everyone will have their own virtual friend and no one can ever be lonely ever again.



Will the internet take over our lives?? Will integration become so prevalent that we ourselves become a part of the internet?
Only time will tell.