Live in the future now

You can have a driverless car, metaverse workplace and home-cleaning robots today! But it will cost you and likely disappoint, says Nicole Kobie.

We explore the trends and technologies that are set to shape the future The future is unevenly distributed. That famous axiom, courtesy of sci-fi author William Gibson, has become a tech cliché, but when it comes to the arrival of futuristic technologies it holds true. Yes, many sci-fi innovations are already here if you’re willing to put in some effort and turn on your imagination, but you must also lower your expectations. Consider driverless cars, AI personal assistants and robot butlers. These technologies loom over the horizon. They may never come to be, perhaps tripped up by technical limitations or regulatory demands. But you can try out the early versions of these ideas now for a small taste of what the future could bring. Here’s how to capture a glimpse…

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APC (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025

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