World Economic Forum's Top 10 Emerging Technologies for 2023

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The World Economic Forum (WEI) has released its list of the top 10 emerging technologies expected to significantly impact various sectors within the next 3-5 years. The list emphasizes advancements in information technology and biology, highlighting innovations such as flexible batteries, generative artificial intelligence, and sustainable aviation fuel. Other notable technologies include designer phages for targeted therapies, the use of the metaverse in mental health applications, and wearable plant sensors for agricultural monitoring. Additionally, the report discusses spatial omics for understanding biological systems, flexible neural electronics for enhanced brain-computer interfaces, sustainable computing practices, and AI-facilitated healthcare solutions. The full report provides in-depth insights into each technology's potential and implications for the future.
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The WEI recently released their list of top 10 emerging technologies - the criteria consisting of new tech that could make an impact within the next 3-5 years (hence no fusion). The list is heavily tilted, not surprisingly, to information technology and biology:

1 Flexible batteries
2 Generative artificial intelligence
3 Sustainable aviation fuel
4 Designer phages
5 Metaverse for mental health
6 Wearable plant sensors
7 Spatial omics
8 Flexible neural electronics
9 Sustainable computing
10 AI-facilitated healthcare

Full report here:

https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Top_10_Emerging_Technologies_of_2023.pdf
 
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BWV said:
6 Wearable plant sensors
I wondered what in the world that could be, so I clicked into the paper...

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