Cisco futurist Dave Evans has predicted that the technology to \"print\" food will be available in the relatively near future. <\/p>\n
Answering questions in a Twitter interview this afternoon under the hastag '#AskFuturist', Evans provided a serious answer to the seemingly tongue-in-cheek question: \"When will we be able to download food from the internet?\" <\/p>\n
Evans said: \"Not food, but the recipes to print food. Roughly 15 year horizon, but prototypes [are available] now.\" <\/p>\n
His prediction is based on the advent of 3D printing, where three-dimensional object can be created additively using a digital model. <\/p>\n
Continuing the theme, Evans also pointed to a new industrial revolution due to the technology. <\/p>\n
\"[There will] possibly [be] a manufacturing revolution due to 3D printing igniting a new wave of innovation.\" <\/p>\n
He also pointed to increased artificial intelligence becoming available via the internet, when asked what is next for cloud services. <\/p>\n
\"More A.I. in the cloud (not only SAAS, IAAS, etc). Think Siri, Watson, etc., available to all devices (car, etc).\" <\/p>\n
When asked by your correspondent whether touch and voice commands will replace the mouse and keyboard in the future, he replied: \"Not completely replace, but significantly displace. Gesture will also be a popular interface (on PCs and phones).\" <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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