JASON SUTTIE

WE ARE NOW IN WHAT SOME ARE CALLING THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

In this time, we are experiencing exponentials more than at any other time in history.

An example of this is the exponential decrease in the cost of solar electricity generating technology: the cost of electricity will, in our lifetime, tend to zero.

This not only allows us to solve our own electricity challenges here in South Africa but opens many possibilities on how we solve other challenges such as water security.

WITH THE COST OF ELECTRICITY TENDING TO ZERO THE BUSINESS CASE FOR LARGE SCALE DESALINATION PLANTS MORE REALISTIC.

Given that South Africa has just survived the worst drought in living memory many people are now conscious of water security and are looking for their own solutions.

EXPONENTIALS

I've just described some of the positive effects of exponentials. There are going to be some effects that will be harder humanity to deal with.

Let's consider another exponential that encapsulates:

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DEEP LEARNING ROBOTICS.

We already have driverless cars, experiments on primitive driverless cars began in the 1920's - the technology is now mainstream.

WHETHER HUMAN BEINGS ARE READY FOR THEM IS ANOTHER QUESTION.

The impact driverless cars have is profound, firstly we no longer need human drivers, secondly, we have fewer accidents as computers driver better than humans and thirdly all our current motor vehicles become obsolete and have little value other than in remote areas of the world.

LET'S EXTEND A BIT FURTHER INTO ROBOTICS AND GENETICS.

• Robots will replace human farmers as they will be able to manage the entire farm.

• Crops will be farmed as raw materials for the advanced food printing technology.

• Animals will no longer be farmed as any protein can now be printed more cost effectively.

• Maintenance robots will maintain other robots as well as themselves. Food will be almost free as costs for electricity,

• Water and robots are negligible.

In this time of abundance human beings will live in homes built by machines, food, water, healthcare and education will all be free. Disease will be eradicated by genetic medicine that is printed at home after diagnosis by doctor robots.

Our children will all have online tutors who are dedicated and configured to optimally educate each child. Humans may take real holidays from time to time but mostly they will prefer alternative reality holidays that they can take from the comfort of their homes.

IN THIS TIME OFGREAT ABUNDANCE

human beings have lots of time on their hands. With many needs met, people are looking to find purpose in their lives. There are many schools of thought around what we as humans will be focusing on.

I believe that the simple answer is that humans will be looking forward at bigger challenges.

HUMANITY HAS THE GIFT OF BEING ABLE TO MANIFEST TO THE EXTENT OF IMAGINATION

and now there will be focus on terraforming deserts on Earth into arable land, colonization of the Moon and Mars.

Since very few people have volunteered for Moon and Mars missions the robots are sent to establish good living conditions before humans move in earnest.

Genetically modified plants and animals extract poisons from our waterways.

Ecosystems begin to re-establish after animal farming stops.

Nature reserves still exist to contain the more dangerous animals. Exponentials are the key to these dramatic shifts in the world and these changes may happen faster than we think.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING EXPONENTIALS IN ALMOST EVERY

ASPECT OF OUR LIVES, LOOK FORWARD TO PROFOUND

POSITIVE CHANGES FOR BOTH HUMANITY AND THE EARTH

SOON.

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