6. Legal regulation of new technologies

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The trend mentioned last year is confirmed. Conquest of space, new generation of Internet, genome editing, electric cars… “No other government is in the race towards the future in such a controlled and fast way”, even if a slowdown in the economy will also mean a deceleration in these industries. A report from the Elsevier institute sees China as the dominant power in AI in the next 5 years.


Lawyers around the world are overwhelmed jamaica cell phone number list by the speed and scope of new technology developments, and it will be difficult for them to come up with adequate laws.

7. Consolidation

Collaboration between tech giants, media and robotics is beneficial for technical developments, but also attracts the attention of regulators.

Molecular robotics, robot collaborations, robots hacked by humans, drone fleets and their control centers, autonomous boats and underwater cars and the return of supersonic travel are other trends mentioned in the report. Amy Webb also lists the smartest cities , with Copenhagen at number 1 this year, followed by other Nordic capitals. No surprise when you consider their power in terms of innovation .