Ask HN: A New Decade. Any Predictions?

Post by jb775 » Fri, Jan 03, 2020, 4:08 PM UTC

mandelken wrote: post #575

jb775 wrote: post #482

1.) As quantum computing advances, there will be at least one successful 51% attack on a major cryptocurrency. 2.) Tesla/SpaceX StarLink will become a major competitor in the ISP space. Most transmitted data throughout the world will touch a StarLink satellite. 3.) Financial downturn/semi-recession in mid-late decade primarily caused by excessive corporate stock buybacks artificially inflating stock prices. (Stock bu…

I would happily take the other side of the bet on EVERY item here! But I do appreciate your boldness in predictions.

Post by papito » Fri, Jan 03, 2020, 4:12 PM UTC

warrenm wrote: post #732

air7 wrote: post #132

Here are mine: 1. Still no level 4/5 autonomous cars anywhere in sight. The promise of being "just around the corner" fizzles down and people just forget the hype. 2. Same with AI. The panacea hype dies down. No AGI at all. No major job losses due to AI automation. 3. Facebook (the SN) still exists but ages along with it's current user base. i.e it's the "old people's" SN. Facebook (the company) is still going strong…

> 10. Still no hoverboards Man! You really know how to drop a bummer for your last one :(

Post by zakember » Fri, Jan 03, 2020, 4:14 PM UTC

Horba wrote: post #771

There will be _the_ data leak. It's impossible to remotely validate who anyone is regardless of provided name, age, birth location, mothers maiden name, social security, previous address, contacts, fingerprints, retina scan, DNA profile ... This will end the privacy debate because all personally identifiable data will be public knowledge. All private information (stored in the cloud) will be easily leaked due to _the…

Post by lewiscollard » Fri, Jan 03, 2020, 4:18 PM UTC

scanr wrote: post #752

- Automation replaces the need to have a human workforce. North Korea murders 99% of its population and replaces them with robots. Kim still goes around factories pointing at things. - It becomes possible to literally program humans to do whatever you want them to do. Python is the chosen language but a lack of type safety results in an error that wipes out half of humanity. - We colonize mars but by choosing only th…

Post by iamatworknow » Fri, Jan 03, 2020, 4:20 PM UTC

prox wrote: post #523

salt-licker wrote: post #476

1. LEO satellites will provide Internet access worldwide. About 90% of the world's population will be online by 2030. 2. Drastic climate engineering will become a mainstream research area and popular controversial talking point. 3. Many more people will get blood tests regularly, for early disease detection and fitness monitoring. Both a Theranos-like fingerprick device and a tampon-based screening company will IPO.…

If the fully AI musician is actually originally programmed as an Emergency Medical Hologram I agree.