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Life in 2100 Part 3: Space elevators, AI teachers, and interplanetary warfare

Life in 2100 Part 3: Space elevators, AI teachers, and interplanetary warfare

Welcome to Part 3 of Life in 2100: From space elevators whisking people into orbit to immersive education with AI instructors to bases on Mars, radical innovations will reshape life in barely imaginable ways. But monumental change brings risks too.

By 2100, a sizeable population of humans will live in space or on other planets.
Advanced technology will revolutionize the way we learn and play.
War will involve transhuman soldiers, aerospace fighters, and lots of robots!

Let’s see what the future holds!

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Life in the 22nd Century

By 2100, space elevators towering over 60,000 miles will offer routine public access to orbit for the first time. Millions of people could inhabit spacious orbital habitats, work in zero gravity, and gaze down on Earth from their lofty perch. For many, commuting into space might become a daily routine.

Back on Earth, neural implants may allow students to download knowledge instantly or experience immersive VR education worlds guided by AI. Meanwhile, soldiers could have body armor integrated with their biology or injectable graphene implants making them nearly impervious to physical harm.

Travel around the planet will become remarkably swift through hypersonic vehicles that transit at blistering speeds up to 25 times the speed of sound. Even prolonged journeys to Mars or distant stars may be achievable for humans genetically engineered and cybernetically enhanced to endure extreme conditions.

Yet alongside astonishing innovation come serious risks that demand careful navigation.

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Navigating an unrecognizable future

By 2100, permanent off-world settlements on Mars and lunar bases will represent humanity's expansion into the solar system. On Mars, geodesic domes and underground cities could house millions of residents. Lunar colonies will tap resources like helium-3 to power Earth's energy needs. Accessing space will be an achievable dream for many.

Back on Earth, education will become experiential, limitless, and aided by hyper-intelligent AI instructors. Kids will inhabit elaborate VR worlds where AI tutors provide personalized, gamified learning while unlocking humanity's collective knowledge.

And warfare will be barely recognizable, with autonomous drones, AI-guided robots, and soldiers augmented by biomechanical body armor, neural implants, and injectable nanobots that heal wounds instantly. With humans living throughout the solar system, battles may rage from cyberspace to the Kuiper Belt's dwarf planets.

Can humanity prosper from this tech-fueled future while avoiding dystopian outcomes? Click below to read the full article and share your insights on navigating this future with wisdom, foresight and humanity.

“Between augmentation, nanotechnology, clinical immortality, and the migration of human beings to space, there is immense potential for new weapons and new theatres of war.”

Matthew S. Williams

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