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1. Where will Information Technology lead us over the
next decade?
Margaret Dischler
MIS 7650

2. I. Introduction
II. Scope and Definitions
III. A Morning in 2023
IV. Technology Enablers of the Future
V. Examples of Transformational Effects
VI. Considerations
VII. Q&A

3.  Scope
 Ubiquitous Computing
• Mark Weiser 1952 - 1999
• Invented the computer mouse
• Invented the modern interface for Windows/Mac
• Coined the term “Ubiquitous Computing”

6.  Transistors
 Wireless Internet
 Wireless Electricity
 Speech Recognition Software
 Constantly Evolving Interfaces
 Artificial Intelligence

7. Transistors
 What are Transistors and what do they do?
 Moore’s Law and Quantum Physics
 What is Nanotechnology?
 When is small too small?
 Alternatives to the silicon transistor

8. Wireless Electricity
 Nikola Tesla
 WiTricity
 Intel
 NASA

9.  Speech Recognition Software
 Visual Interfaces
 Internet Glasses
 Internet Contacts
 Ubiquitous Augmented Reality
 Internet-enabled walls
 Wearable Interfaces
 Catoms
YouTube Demo

10.  Artificial Intelligence
 Progress (or not) – 2 AI “Winters”
 Heuristics – “top down” common sense
 Intelligent Agents – niche function
 Machine Translation (MT) – language
 Areas of Anticipated Growth
 AI: Three’s A Charm?

11.  Health and Medicine
 Safety and Security
 Convenience
 The Elderly in Japan
 Other Areas of Growth

12.  Exciting Future
 Serious considerations regarding privacy
 Collectivism in business – Porter’s 6th
Force? NOT
 Information Overload
 Moore’s Law – New Player
Vs.