Cybersecurity boss Sami Khoury tells us how crime plays out in the Cyber Wild West
They’ll help us shop, bank and book travel
AI brain sensors will translate our thoughts into speech, text or even other languages
Social companions can read emotions and help with daily tasks
In the next year or two, we’ll have sophisticated, purpose-built bots designed for relationships, sex and intimacy
Ultra-realistic digital trickery will help fraudsters deceive people on an entirely new scale
AI will replace traditional forms of academic assessment—and create new ones
The more confusion these deepfakes sow, the more people will accuse each other of faking everything. You’re not going to believe what you see. You’re going to disbelieve what you don’t like.
Militaries will use AI to wage deadlier biological and chemical warfare. But what if the technology turns against us?
AI algorithms can reduce food waste, add more nutrition and solve some of our restaurant-staffing woes
We’ll use machine learning to predict illness before it starts, reducing pressure on the health-care system
The new AI might help criminals take down power grids or infiltrate electric vehicle networks