Today at the Tengchong Scientists Forum in Yunnan Province, China unveiled its first national long-term technology forecast: the "Tech Predictions and Future Visions 2049" report. This comprehensive roadmap outlines 10 groundbreaking visions set to reshape life by 2049.
The three-day forum, running December 5–7 under the theme "Science and AI Changing the World," brings together leading scientists and industry experts from the Tengchong Scientists Forum Center, Huawei Strategic Research Institute, China Mobile Research Institute, Shanghai AI Laboratory, Tencent Research Institute and SPIC Innovation Center. Over the past year, they held extensive discussions to imagine how innovation will transform society.
Top 10 Future Visions
- Vision 1: AI reaches superintelligence, enabling seamless brain–machine synergy 🤯
- Vision 2: General-purpose robots 🤖 become everyday companions in homes and industries
- Vision 3: Flying cars 🚁 reshape urban mobility under AI-managed transit
- Vision 4: A "mirror world" 🌐 powers high-precision digital twins for cities and ecosystems
- Vision 5: A hybrid computing era fuses classical, brain-inspired and quantum ⚛️ technologies
- Vision 6: The Internet of Agents merges digital and physical worlds through intelligent infrastructure
- Vision 7: Adaptive materials and room-temperature superconductivity redefine manufacturing 🔩
- Vision 8: Commercial-scale fusion energy 🌞 turns homes and devices into mini power stations
- Vision 9: Molecular medicine with AI and synthetic biology enables "programmable health" 🩺
- Vision 10: Humanity lives seamlessly across land, space and deep sea 🚀🌊
Academician Yang Yuliang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences hailed the report as "the first knock on the door of the future," highlighting its civilization-level potential. While many concepts are in early stages, experts hope to pool global wisdom for detailed roadmaps and fresh ideas to drive human progress.
The Tengchong Scientists Forum continues through December 7, fostering international cooperation in scientific innovation. Stay tuned for more updates from Yunnan! 🌟
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China unveils first national forecast of future technologies
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