Technological advancement by humans has been continuously developing for a long time. Every year, we hear news about the emergence of new technologies. In this text, we intend to introduce some of the latest technologies to you and also take a look at the technologies that we will probably see in the future. Familiarity with today’s technologies can not only keep us up to date with current events, but we may also decide to transform our business or lifestyle.
Technology is a gift that makes our world wider, more convenient and more exciting. Everything that is a fantasy for us may one day become a reality due to scientific advances and the emergence of new technologies. Which fantasy do you consider out of reach and impossible? Perhaps the giant of the magic lamp is the ability of science to create new technologies. Although not as fast as Aji Magi Latterji!
It is better to know that awareness of new technologies can help parents in accompanying their children in this growing age. We said this so that we know why we should study and obtain information in this field. What is your purpose in reading this text? Maybe there is something for you in it. So if you are also fascinated by technology and imagination like us, stay tuned. Let’s introduce some new technologies!
What is technology?
In this way, technology has become a concept completely connected to humans, to the point that some people even refer to humans as technological animals. Therefore, if we want to talk about its use, we must mention two basic issues: survival and development. That is why technology is capable of making us extinct.
What do you think? Is the use of thought also a technology? Or does thinking require skill or a special technique to learn it? It is better to see how human imagination can come close to reality. We will start with the strangest. Something that may completely transform the future of humanity. Artificial intelligence or AI.
What is Artificial Intelligence Technology?
To understand AI technology, it is better to look at the performance of a computer and compare it to the performance of a human. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad field of computer science. So, as we looked at the word technology, we have to deal with systems. Now, considering this definition, the goal of artificial intelligence technology is to create intelligent and independent systems.
What are the characteristics of artificial intelligence technology?
Humans can speak, hear, and communicate. They do this through language. Speech recognition develops through repeated learning. Just as humans, for example, understand what an apple is by repeating the word apple several times and seeing an apple, computers are also capable of this. You can now communicate with most smartphones by voice. In fact, you say the command and the device executes it. You must have had such an experience.
Learning and adaptation
Problem solving
Language processing
Environmental perception
Automation
Data management
Concurrent execution of tasks
Independent decision-making power
Interaction
A quick glance at this list shows why there is so much debate about the spread of this technology and its ethical issues.
✅What can’t artificial intelligence do?
Well, we humans process what we see, hear, and generally the 5 senses of touch. We also have another sense. The sense of thinking that can be connected to any of these senses or imagine. Can a machine or computer have such a sense? What do you think? Will artificial intelligence be produced that can imagine and choose like humans?
✅Artificial intelligence can distinguish images like us
Another feature of AI technology is image recognition. Which we currently see in computer systems and is based on images. For example, we can mention the types of image processors in digital cameras.
Humans can recognize their environment and move smoothly in it. An example of this technology is the field of robotics. Perhaps in this section we are reminded of smart vacuum cleaners that automatically recognize the path and vacuum an environment.
✅Better pattern finders than humans
Another thing humans do is understand patterns. They understand categories and even create categories. This skill of pattern recognition is called pattern recognition. It is interesting that machines can recognize these patterns better. They can use more information. In addition to a wealth of information, they can also access the dimensions of data.
It is not bad to mention the six dimensions of data quality: accuracy, completeness, stability and sustainability, timeliness of task completion, trust in the validity of task completion, and uniqueness.
In general, everything that has artificial intelligence today falls into the field of AI, which is very broad. But the generality of the subject is summarized in these skills.
We will tell you about this later. If you have any questions in this regard, be sure to let us know in the comments section. After a comprehensive review of artificial intelligence and its fundamental concepts, we move on to other technologies.
Applications of artificial intelligence at a glance
Healthcare: Analyzing medical records, predicting patient outcomes, helping diagnose and plan treatment paths.
Finance: Analyzing financial data, identifying trends and patterns, and providing investment path suggestions
Retail: Personalizing customer experiences, optimizing pricing and inventory management, and improving supply chain efficiency.
Production line: Improving production processes, eliminating defects and breakdowns and reducing their likelihood.
Transportation: Improving routes, reducing fuel consumption, improving road safety, and so on.
Agriculture: Optimizing crop management, reducing waste, and so on.
Education: Personalizing education for different individuals, assessing student progress, and designing learning roadmaps.
What are the uses of smart clothing technology?
You may have heard the name artificial intelligence all the time, but sometimes we are surprised to hear the names of some products and sometimes we call it a publicity trap. For example, what are smart clothes for? Smart Clothes can have a variety of uses:
For example, Google, in collaboration with Levi Strauss, plans to produce a jacket that can be connected to a mobile phone. Some of its capabilities can be motion photography. You issue a command by moving the jacket that you have defined in advance. Or you can find out the weather, analyze the traffic situation or get the latest news. The price of a regular jacket is probably around $ 198 and a jacket for colder environments is $ 248, which seems like a very good price.
Some of these clothes are designed for people who do yoga exercises. The Wearable X brand is producing smart yoga pants to improve the performance of these people in terms of movement. Interestingly, these pants help a person perform movements more correctly, so they will probably be a good choice for beginners. The price is expected to be around $ 250.
A variety of products are being produced in this sector in line with the update of technology. From smart shirts with the ability to collect data to sleepwear that can monitor sleep status, help diabetic patients and the risk of breast cancer in women, these are just some of the achievements in this field, namely smart clothing.
Smart life with the Internet of Things (IoT)
Have you ever heard of such a technology? This technology is developing rapidly and is going to lead to the connection of various devices. For example, suppose you are returning home from work on a hot summer day. If your home air conditioner is smart, you can turn on the air conditioner half an hour before you get home through your mobile phone. You will have both comfortable air as soon as you arrive and you will save energy.
The Internet of Things, or IoT for short, is an interconnected system of various types of devices that can not only be useful for sending commands, but also for organizations and governments to collect data. These days, we are witnessing such technologies in some homes and offices.
Analyzing Big Data with New Technology
Data Analysis Technology? What is it for? As the name suggests, information plays a vital role in this era. Information includes any data that a user sends or receives. This huge volume of Big Data contains points that can only be understood through analysis and is otherwise considered to be just a series of raw data.
Using artificial intelligence and intelligent systems that learn step by step, Machine Learning, we can analyze Big Data and apply it to human life. Usually, this method is used for important and big moves and decisions.
How does technology compensate for the lack of space?
With all this information, the question that arises is where do individuals or organizations store their information? With the increase in the speed and quality of the Internet, we can gradually move towards storing information in the Cloud on the Internet. In such a situation, we no longer need hardware such as flash memory or hard drives to store information. We can access that data at any time. Isn’t that fun for you?
How fast is high-speed technology and internet?
We are currently in the fifth generation of 5G in mobile internet. However, in Iran we are still moving forward with the fourth generation, which is questionable. The average data transfer speed in the fifth generation in the busiest possible mode on the network, i.e. multiple user connections, is 100 megabytes per second. The speed of the fifth generation is 20 gigabytes per second.
The sixth generation goes 6 steps beyond 5 and provides internet with a speed of approximately 95 gigabytes per second for users. This generation will probably be available for another decade. How fast the speed is for the user will be determined with the official unveiling, but it can be said that you can easily connect to the mobile internet at a speed of 500 megabytes per second. In Iran, you experience a speed equivalent to 9 megabytes per second with your mobile phone at the best possible condition.
Increasing internet speeds will make the global network more integrated and will introduce new technologies that require high speed to access. Entering a new era will be possible with improved internet connectivity technology. Smart cities, driverless cars, and thousands of other technologies will only be possible with the entry into new generations with higher speed and stability.
The new era and its trade with blockchain technology
The concept of blockchain is a chain of blocks to connect users, creating a space for secure and fast exchange and transaction. In the future, we will see more businesses turning to blockchain technology, and this is another technology that has recently shown its role to us more than ever.
The Metaverse World with VR and AR
If today we turn to our phone, tablet or computer to surf the Internet, open applications, browse the web, communicate, buy and sell, and so on, in the future we will see a new world with more up-to-date technologies that provide you with a more tangible experience through the Metaverse world for communication in the Internet world.
With the development of technologies such as VR and AR, this experience will be more similar to the movie Avatar by James Cameron. In Hindu schools, Avatar means the material incarnation of God in human form. Here you will be embodied in the metaverse world with your avatar. The more technologies develop, the closer the experience will obviously be to reality.
How does digital twin technology help the human race?
If we want to define a digital twin, we should say that this concept of Digital Twin is a virtual representation of a physical process or object that can be simulated simultaneously. This technology is associated with NASA, which intends to simulate the atmosphere of space travel. These simulations reduce risks and increase the degree of certainty in various fields.
Is genetics a science or a technology?
Genetics is one of the scientific topics that has made significant progress in recent years. Due to the possibility of accessing the genome, or the information of living beings, the human race has been able to reach the heart of one of the most mysterious and for this reason we must talk about the future of genetic technology. A future that some consider a threat.
By using new technologies, artificial intelligence, machine learning and things like this, along with scientific advances in biology, especially in the field of genetics, we will be able to do extraordinary things that are not only not a threat, but can also become a way to treat incurable diseases such as cancer.
Due to the complexities of DNA and genetic sequences and the effect it has on living beings, this section is related to Big Data for data analysis. What do you think? Do you still think that the goal of genetic science is to clone humans?
We hope you have enjoyed it so far and have taken a tour of the world of technology with us. New technologies are constantly being developed around the world, and following them is not only fun, but it will also give you a new perspective on the future of our children and the world of humanity. Although scientists are trying their best to improve the quality of life, some people believe that the harms of technology outweigh its benefits. What do you believe?
3D Printing
To produce new products, it is necessary to prepare prototypes. Having prototypes can play an important role in improving the product. 3D printing technology is widely used in medicine and industry today. Printing a product, not on paper but in the form of an object, is an accurate view of how it will be used, its defects, and an effective way to improve the product. Designing limbs and prostheses for people with mobility disabilities is just a small part of the application of this technology.
New technologies are a solution for new energies
The issue of energy has long been challenging. Numerous wars have been fought just because of this issue. Limitless pollution has arisen to reach energy sources. Does technology have the answer to solve this problem? The world has come to an agreement that the energies we consume should have the so-called “green” label. They should produce less pollution and have higher efficiency. Apart from the well-known renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy, there is still the discussion of powerful nuclear energies.
Nuclear Fusion is a reconstruction of the way the sun produces energy. Scientists around the world have been looking for years for a way to reconstruct this process and achieve a powerful and cheap source of energy. This process is carried out without producing the nuclear waste that humans are currently struggling with.
Julio Friedman, a scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, USA, considers this technology feasible and says he has a serious intention to achieve it. However, he considers this goal to be 20-30 years away.
The United States, Britain and some European countries are working on this project. The international home of this experiment is in France, and 35 countries including China, Russia, India, Japan and South Korea are working on this technology. If humans can achieve such powerful and sustainable energy, it will be a shining point in human history.
Robots: Friend or Foe?
Several movies have been released on this subject. We usually see robots that are so intelligent that they can dominate the human race. This technology is also closely related to machine learning and artificial intelligence, and achieving new results can create surprises.
Today, we have robots such as vacuum cleaner robots that help humans save time and provide them with greater comfort. Also, in industry, robots do some work, although not so intelligently and only to the extent of performing a series of predetermined tasks; but these robots can definitely have a lot to say in the future. We must wait and see what new things the world of technology brings us in these areas.
Cybersecurity in the modern era
Security has always been a critical point for us humans. If thousands of years ago there was a possibility of wild animals attacking a tribe, and hundreds of years ago there was a possibility of attacks by neighboring tribes or hostile countries, today one of the fundamental foundations of human security is cybersecurity. With the growth of various technologies and the intertwining of the human world with new technologies and the integration of systems via the Internet, the risk of hacker attacks has also increased. As long as hackers are around, cybersecurity technologies will continue to grow.
How dependent are you on technology?
What do you think is our duty in today’s world? To what extent should we be familiar with these technologies? Does the development of technology improve life or make it unrealistic? As we said at the beginning of this text, humans have long sought to develop technology, and humans and technology have always been closely intertwined. Our role in this path is certainly to be aware of the applications of technology and interact with other humans to use them optimally, so that perhaps in the future we will witness a world without war.
However, with the development of technology, profit-seeking humans who seek their own interests will seek to take control of them to satisfy their desires. This has been a constant danger and should not prevent us from developing.
Which technology is missing from this list? In your opinion, goals such as increasing life expectancy to more than 200 years, traveling to other planets, living on them, or distant fantasies such as time travel are things that humans can achieve or are there any chances of extinction due to these technologies before then? Be sure to share your comments with us and others, and if you found this text interesting, send it to your friends and, if possible, discuss what our role is as a user of technology?
