technology predictions for 2028 | Future timeline
Read technology predictions for 2028, a year that will see the world transform thanks to disruptions in technology that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore some of them below. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
technology forecasts for 2028
- Teachers start collaborating with AI assistants that help them manage administrative tasks like lesson plan creation, marking students' papers, and validating attendance, thereby freeing up teachers' time for more personalized student attention and teaching. (Likelihood 90%)1
- Smartphones become capable of detecting diseases through brethalyzer screening technology. 1
- Contact lenses with cameras become available for purchase. 1
- Asia becomes the center of air travel. 1
- Hypersonic missiles are in military use. 1
- Smartphones become capable of detecting diseases through brethalyzer screening technology 1
- Contact lenses with cameras become available for purchase 1
- Asia becomes the center of air travel 1
- Hypersonic missiles are in military use 1
Forecast
In 2028, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
- Canada's high skilled workforce and lower dollar will make the Greater Toronto Area the second-biggest tech hub in North America after Silicon Valley by 2026 to 2028. Likelihood: 70% 1
- Smartphones become capable of detecting diseases through brethalyzer screening technology 1
- Contact lenses with cameras become available for purchase 1
- Asia becomes the center of air travel 1
- Hypersonic missiles are in military use 1
- Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 0.65 US dollars 1
- World sales of electric vehicles reaches 11,846,667 1
- Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 176 exabytes 1
- Global Internet traffic grows to 572 exabytes 1
Prediction
Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2028 include:
- How the first Artificial General Intelligence will change society: Future of artificial intelligence P2
- Future of software development: Future of computers P2
- Say goodbye to your mouse and keyboard, new user interfaces to redefine humanity: Future of computers P1
- Housing prices crash as 3D printing and maglevs revolutionize construction: Future of Cities P3
- Your addictive, magical, augmented life: Future of the Internet P6
- The day wearables replace smartphones: Future of the Internet P5
- Your future inside the Internet of Things: Future of the Internet P4
- Gestures, holograms, and matrix-style mind uploading
- The big business future behind self-driving cars: Future of Transportation P2
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