The Future of Internet IV

February 20 2010

Here is a 48-page report, probing what the world will be like in 2020, gathered together by The Pew Research Institute, from the comments and interviews of 895 experts and stakeholders in the interactive industry (not just internet).

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“Already my iPhone functions as the external, silicon lobe of my brain. For it to help me become even smarter, it will need to be even more effective and flexible than it already is. What worries me is that device manufacturers and internet developers are more concerned with lock-in than they are with making people smarter. That means it will be a constant struggle for individuals to reclaim their intelligence from the networks they increasingly depend upon.” – Dylan Tweney.

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