Experts, scientists and futurists from all over the world have named eleven possible events to be expected in the next 34 years.
Among the anticipated future events, most can actually come true, writes Metro.
1. Researchers at Queen Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, claim that robots that provide sex services will become quite popular by 2050.
2. Jacques Attali, a renowned French economist who predicted a financial collapse in 2006, predicts that by 2050 the United States will lose its leading position on the world stage. According to the expert, due to many serious problems, including environmental ones, the decline will occur sometime in 2035.
3. United Nations experts predict that in the next 34 years the world's population will grow to 9.6 billion.
4. Tech journalist and author of Life in 2050: How We Are Shaping the Future Today Ulrich Eberl argues that in 25 years computers will be a thousand times faster.
5. Experts predict that in 2029 a radio signal called a Message from Earth will reach exoplanet Gliese 581 C. Scientists suggest that life may exist there, as it is very similar to Earth.
6. Some futurists believe that by 2050 they will create truly independent robots, which can now be seen in films. Moreover, humanoid robots will play football better.
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7. Citigroup, one of the world leaders in financial services, believes that by 2030 Saudi Arabia will run out of oil for export.
8. Gerontologist Aubrey de Gray suggests that by 2036 people will learn to control aging. Moreover, he is sure that people who will live up to a thousand years have already been born.
9. January 19, 2038 is expected to have a major software glitch where time is represented by POSIX, since the latest date that can be displayed in this format is January 19, 2038.
10. Russian experts believe that by 2050 a London-New York rail link will be built, passing through Moscow, Nome and Fairbanks. This idea can come true if a tunnel is built through the Bering Strait.
11. Futurist Ray Kurzweil suggests that around 2045, artificial intelligence will become so advanced that machines can develop on their own. Moreover, he sees the future as follows: either people will become immortal, god-like creatures, or humanity will perish due to the uprising of machines.