In this episode, John talks about a conference he went to in January, called Abundance 360. This conference has been held for the last 5 years, and John has attended the last 2 of them. It is a technology conference that looks at trends within various technologies. Next year, they plan on doing a whole segment on education, and where technology in education is headed. Tune in to hear more about new technologies and companies you should look out for in the months ahead!

 

Key Takeaways:

[:17] Today's episode is going to be a little different — John will be talking about a conference he attended in January, Abundance 360.

[4:59] There were very fascinating technologies shown at the conference, including "Pilot," an in-ear language translation device, and a computer that can identify and diagnose skin diseases better than humans.

[7:28] Follow Peter Diamandis, the brain behind the conference. He predicts car ownership will be dead by 2025!

[11:05] Primitive human emotions are not going to change, and neither will human needs.

[11:52] Drones! Technology is heading in the direction of autonomous drones.

[13:01] John highlights some companies to keep your eye on, such as Juicero, Dreamscape, Focus at Will, Saw (3D Printer), Lifecore, Bolt Threads.

[21:13] The world is going to have tons of artificial intelligence. We're going to be seeing a convergence of technologies that will result in more intelligent AI.

[23:45] Quantum computing is computing without chips — the magnitude of computing power is going to skyrocket in the next few years. Watch out for that!

[25:44] Expect to have a planet-wide digital nervous system. Everyone is going to have the power to do whatever they want.

[27:21] Augmented reality is something that's going to be game-changing technology.

[31:05] Virtual reality is also making huge leaps in terms of what can be done, and replacing real life interactions.

[33:06] 3D printing and robotics have seen huge upswings from last year's conference to this year's conference.

[35:03] The prospect of all these technologies being combined may be scary for some, but remember that Hollywood takes things to its natural scary conclusion, because it makes for better movies.

[37:30] There are three innovation factors — constraints, youthful attitudes, and small groups.

[39:00] The conclusion of the conference was that autonomous cars are in our future; there's no way around it. The banking industry is about to get wiped out, like the real estate industry.

[42:23] Understand that there's technology coming that could wipe you out, and you need to plan for it.

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

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Abundance 360

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Peter Diamandis

XPRIZE

Juicero

Focus @ Will

Lifecore

Bolt Threads

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