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The claims were made by futurist and system theorist John Smart He believes we will have digital twins within the next five years These twins could act like digital personal secretaries or agents They could also, one day, have human faces and hold conversations In addition, when people die, loved ones could converse with digital versions of ourselves long after our death Apps already exist that offer similar tools including Siri and Google Now The claims signal a step towards the futurist theory of singularity

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Published: 06:56 EST, 22 September 2014 | Updated: 06:57 EST, 22 September 2014

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By 2020, our day-to-day lives, relationships and even what to have for dinner could be controlled and run by digital versions of ourselves.

According to futurist John Smart, within the next six years many of us could have so-called digital twins that schedule our appointments and even have conversations with others on our behalf.

And they could one day console loved ones after we die by mimicking our voice, emotions, mannerisms and thoughts.

According to futurist John Smart, within the next five years many of us could have so-called digital twins (illustrated) that schedule appointments, make decisions and have conversations with others on our behalf. They could even console loved ones after we die by mimicking our voice, emotions, mannerisms and thoughts

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Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) September 22, 2014

The Internet of Things, that vast connectivity that is happening with everything from the Apple Watch to Internet-enabled doorbells, is changing personal life for the better, but business is poised to change as well. Jason Hope, futurist and entrepreneur, indicates that the Internet of Things is going to make vast changes in the business world in the coming years. According to Hope, the Internet of Things is going to change the way we do business, the way employees function in the work place and the way consumers interact with businesses.

Mr. Hope was quoted in a recent blog post, "We're already seeing these changes in the world of cloud computing," notes Hope. "We've been able to eliminate much hardware in favor of computing in the cloud. As that continues to be implemented in the future, and new connected devices are brought to market; we'll see greater connectivity in the business world as a whole."

Hope is not the only one who is making these types of predictions. Earlier this year, Samsung's president for North America, Gregory Lee, declared in a recent September 16, 2014 article on TechRadar, that 2014 would be the "Year of the Internet of Things." The IDC has found that nearly 40 percent of the world force will be mobile workers by 2015, said BusinessNewsDay even back on January 5, 2012.

"Imagine a device that will lock your front door as you leave, open your car and start the remote start, notify you of your morning meeting and send a text to your boss based on your GPS location telling him that you will be a little late for that meeting. This is the reality that the Internet of Things brings to the business world," comments Hope.

The function of work may also change. People's work will become more anticipatory rather than reactionary as the Internet of Things, and the devices it brings, is able to anticipate work patterns, objectives and even basic movements.

"It's an exciting time for business, and watching it all unfold is like having a front row seat to a blockbuster film," says Hope.

About Jason Hope:

Jason Hope, an Arizona native currently living in Scottsdale, is an entrepreneur and futurist who is passionate about technology and health, and how the two can complement each other. His recent donations to the SENS Research Foundation to fight the effects of aging points to this passion. To learn more about Jason's work, visit him at http://www.jasonhope.com.

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The X PRIZE Foundation, the brainchild of entrepreneur and futurist Peter Diamandis, is already working on everything from sending people to the moon, to cleaning up our oceans, to developing a real life Star Trek tricorder. And on Monday, the venerable non-profit announced another ambitious goal. It wants to bootstrap technology that will let the worlds children teach themselves to read and write.

The newly launched Global Learning X PRIZE is offering up $15 million to fund open source software that can remake education in the developing world. Ideally, Diamandis says, the X PRIZE team is looking for software that is artificially intelligent, so it can better understand how students learn and what their interests are, in order to keep them more engaged in their education.

This 200-year-old industrial age educational system that we all grew up in, in which we all sit in a classroom, the bell rings, and like cogs in a wheel, we change classrooms? Inevitably, half the students are lost, and half are bored, Diamandis told WIRED on Monday at the Social Good Summit in New York City, where the new prize was announced. The question is: How do you change that so its personalized education? Thats possible, and thats the goal.

Were aiming at kids who live in villages where theres nothing. This has to take them from complete illiteracy to basic reading, writing and numeracy.

As Diamandis admits, theres no shortage of technological innovation in education these days. The last few years have given birth to models like the massively open online course, which promises to give an elite global education to anyone online for free. But as important as this technology may be, he says, it often assumes a higher state of learning than exists. If you dont have the basics of education, you dont know how to use the web and dont know how to type in a URL, he says. Were aiming at kids who live in villages where theres nothing. This has to take them from complete illiteracy to basic reading, writing and numeracy.

If X PRIZE were to achieve such an ambitious goal, it wouldnt be the first time. In 2004, the foundation launched its Ansari X PRIZE, which challenged teams to create their own private spacecraft and is often credited with kickstarting what is now becoming a mature commercial spaceflight industry. Just last week, NASA awarded two multibillion dollar contracts to SpaceX and Boeing, entrusting them with the development of two new spacecraft that will shuttle NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station in the near future.

Im really proud we helped kick the private space flight industry in the butt, Diamandis says of the Ansari prizes legacy. We helped bring regulatory reform, capital to the marketplace, and more excitement about spaceflight to the industry.

Now, Diamandis hopes to replicate that success with the Global Learning prize. Teams will have six months to register, after which theyll have 18 months to build their software. It could be teams from Microsoft and Google or two kids in a garage from Nairobi, he says.

Then, the foundation will test those technologies with children throughout Africa, and it is now raising money through crowdfunding to expand that test from 5,000 kids to 10,000. Once the winning team is chosen, Diamandis says he plans to work with companies like Google, Samsung, HTC, and other device manufacturers to ensure the software is integrated into all of their new phones and tablets.

I want to make this software available for every tablet and smartphone out there, Diamandis says. Imagine that when someone gets a tablet in the future, it will become their teacher, as well.

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Anaheim, CA (PRWEB) September 21, 2014

On Sunday, September 21st Futurist Jack Uldrich will lead a general session for the 2014 Charted Property and Casual Underwriters' Society in Anaheim, California. The 2014 Annual meeting, kicked off by Earvin "Magic" Johnson as their keynote speaker, is shaping up to be a great event. Uldrich will lead his session on Future Trends and the Insurance industry.

In accordance with their mission of "Learn More, Do More, Be More," Uldrich will address the mindset surrounding the attainment of technical knowledge that CPSU Society Members can immediately apply and empower themselves to confidently meet the challenges facing their businesses.

Uldrich's keynote aims to keep the CPSU Society on track and step up their game when it comes to the latest technological trends affecting the Insurance Industry. Some of the topics that he will address with the group are included in this article: Five Foreseeable Future Risks. Other highlights will include how leaders at the CPSU Society Annual Meeting can learn to embrace ambiguity;" why finding a reverse mentor could be crucial; and why taking small risks may very well be the safest thing underwriters can do to position themselves for success in the years to come.

Jack Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, independent scholar, professional business speaker and best-selling author who helps organizations succeed by delivering new perspectives on competitive advantage, organizational change and transformational leadership. He has served as an adviser to Fortune 1000 companies and spoken to hundreds of businesses and organizations on how to keep up with, and profit from, future trends and emerging technologies. Uldrich's work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, the Futurist, and in hundreds of other newspapers and publications around the country. He is also a recurrent guest of the media worldwide, having appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and National Public Radio on numerous occasions.

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

Jack Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, technology forecaster, best-selling author, editor of the quarterly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning website, http://www.jumpthecurve.net.

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Starting at the bottom and clawing your way to the top of the corporate ladder worked for baby boomers and their parents.

But, that model of success no longer applies to the modern workplace, which features workers and customers who are increasingly interconnected, culturally diverse and are playing by a different set of rules, a workplace expert said Thursday.

Seth Mattison is founder of the company Futuresight and advises corporations about emerging trends in the workplace. He provided a big-picture view of how the workplace is changing during the Billings Chamber of Commerces annual meeting.

Mattison showed a slide with a graphic detailing a pyramid-shaped corporate structure, with the chief executive at the top and a base of low-level workers reporting to middle-management supervisors, who then report to the top brass. Its a familiar structure for just about anybody who has held a job.

His next slide provided a much different picture. An almost random pattern of interconnected dots and squiggles represents how people increasingly interact with each other through the Internet and social media.

We live in a half-changed world where the structure of the organization chart still exists, Mattison said. But that often conflicts with the network of connections that are familiar to the younger generation.

Most baby boomers grew up in households where parents were the main source of knowledge. They gave orders and doled out punishment whenever the kids stepped out of line. Modern families are populated by children who have grown up with the Internet. Increasingly, youngsters are showing their teachers and parents how to use technology.

This represents a big shift in society. For the first time, the younger generation is helping older people learn and adapt to new ideas and technology, he said.

He illustrated that point by showing a series of magazine covers depicting young entrepreneurs who struck it rich while still in their teens or 20s.

How many times did you see a teenager on the cover of business publication when you were growing up? Mattison said.

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