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Institute for the Future for
Fujitsu FLATS
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Forecasting the Future
of Ambient Intel l igence
Technology futures research at IFTF
Jason Tester | Research Director
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2011 Ten-Year Forecast Program
Institute for the Future
March 24–25, 2011
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creators
• DIY makers, hackers
• Open hardware & hardware startups
• Crowdfunding sensing
• Informal & shadow economies
computation context
Leading-edge needs & uses
In the home, at work, in
cities, around the world
• Abundant data
• Internet of things
• Age of networked matter
Forecasting the future of ambient intelligence:
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creators
• DIY makers, hackers
• Open hardware & hardware startups
• Crowdfunding sensing
• Informal & shadow economies
Forecasting the future of ambient intelligence:
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Christmas closet opened Send SMS
Help “bell” for sick relative
Motion detected
Tweet
Webcam
DIY APPLICATIONS
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creators
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creators
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creators
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context
Leading-edge needs & uses
In the home, at work, in
cities, around the world
Forecasting the future of ambient intelligence:
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context
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context
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Cities will be ‘urban crucibles’ of
ambient intelligence innovation:
1. Problem-havers
2. Problem-solvers
3. Legacy assets
4. Emerging tech
context
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context
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computation
• Abundant data
• Internet of things
• Age of networked matter
Forecasting the future of ambient intelligence:
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computation
ABUNDANT DATA THE INTERNET
OF THINGS
THE AGE OF
NETWORKED
MATTER
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computation
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computation
• Functions across scales
• Not a tripwire system
(capable of intuition)
• Uses hierarchies to
prioritize information
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creators
• DIY makers, hackers
• Open hardware & hardware startups
• Crowdfunding
• Informal & shadow economies
computation context
Leading-edge needs & uses
In the home, at work, in
cities, around the world
• Abundant data
• Internet of things
• Age of networked matter
Forecasting the future of ambient intelligence:
© 2013 Institute for the Future. All rights reserved.
Institute for the Future for
Fujitsu FLATS
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Forecasting the Future
of Ambient Intel l igence
Technology futures research at IFTF
Jason Tester | Research Director