Arthur C. Clarke and his wacky predictions...
By Aled Herbert
Published: 4 December 2001 15:40 GMT
Artificial intelligence will reach human levels by 2020, according to science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.
In a conference with AI expert Ray Kurzweil and other future technology boffins, the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey also predicted that full-immersion virtual reality - Star Trek's holodeck - will be available five years later.
Meanwhile, complete control of atomic-level matter will be a breeze by 2015.
Clarke added that by 2040 scientists will have developed a universal replicator based on nanotechnology capable of creating any object - sounding suspiciously like Star Trek's replicator.
By 2095 humans will be scooting around the galaxy in spaceships powered by "space drives".
It is unknown whether he ever foresaw an end to the Microsoft trial.
You will perform the role of Subject Matter Expert (SME) for S1000D supporting pre-Sales, Global Services, PTC partners and Tech Support delivery ...
Design and host advanced training classes quarterly for the Global Escalation and ANG TRM Teams Participate in internal employee facing and external ...
Large Multinational with Offices in Dublin, Cork and Galwayhas an opportunity for a talentedInformation Developer/Technical Writer.Applicant needs to ...
Agenda Setters 2008
Welcome to the ninth annual Agenda Setters poll – silicon.com's list of the top 50 most influential individuals in the technology and IT industries, from techies and CIOs to entrepreneurs and business leaders. Find out more in our latest special report.
Stories from the web...
Copyright © 2008 CBS Interactive Limited. All rights reserved. Top of page
Digg
Slashdot
Del.icio.us
Stumble
Reddit
RSS Feeds
Seb Janacek Minority Report: What's up with Apple's laptops? WWDC keynote: Few surprises but plenty of questions
Seb Janacek Minority Report: My predictions for the Mac developer event From OS update to new iPhone handset