Megatrend #2 of 30 - Ambient Intelligence: "π΄πΌ ππ π‘βπ πππ£ππ ππππ πππβππ‘πππ‘ πππ π πππ£πππ πππππ’π‘πππ πππ‘π π‘βπ π£πππ¦ ππππππ ππ ππ’π πππ£ππ ." - Futurist Jim Carroll
Computing is no longer confined to screens and devices-it's vanishing into our physical world. Smart sensors embedded in walls adjust lighting based on your mood, while Al-powered fabrics in clothing monitor health metrics without your awareness. Voice assistants anticipate needs without being summoned, and autonomous vehicles make thousands of decisions invisibly.
This ambient intelligence creates an ecosystem where technology serves us without demanding our attention-the ultimate expression of Al's integration into human experience.
Good or bad? You be the judge - because it's arriving already, sooner than you think.
This trend is kind of near and dear to my heart since I've been speaking and writing about it for almost three decades - albeit in the context of what I call "hyperconnectivity." And back in 2000, in one of the many Internet-related books I was writing at the time, I introduced the concept of the "IP-chip"βa visionary idea of a computer microchip with built-in Internet capabilities, designed to enable seamless global communication between everyday devices.
I took the liberty of feeding a chapter from one of my books from 1999 - Light Bubs to Yottabits - to an AI app to summarize what I covered, and what I missed. You can access the full PDF here. It's an interesting read!
https://lnkd.in/gUKyqfxN
This wasn't just about connecting gadgets; it was about embedding the Internet's universal language, Internet Protocol (IP), directly into the fabric of our world. My predictions (and I wasn't the only one making this one) proved remarkably prescient, laying the conceptual groundwork for what we now widely recognized as the Internet of Things (IoT).
My prediction was that these IP chips would be "imminent" and would "invade your home or office in unprecedented numbers" within a decade, fundamentally shifting Internet access away from a primary reliance on personal computers.
Fast forward to 2025, and this vision of hyper-connectivity is undeniably our reality.
But that's only the first step. We're now about to integrate AI directly into all of these 'smart devices,' promising to make them 'smarter.' Good or bad? Will it make them better or worse? A great idea of a massive mistake? Debate rages.
Imagine devices around us that don't just react, but anticipate.
#AI #IoT #Connectivity #Intelligence #Automation #Sensors #Computing #Hyperconnectivity #Ambient #future
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/06/decoding-tomorrow-30-megatrends-2-ambient-intelligence-ai-is-the-invisible-architect-dissolving-computing-into-the-very-fabric-of-our-lives/
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