TOTAL SURVEILLANCE! Brain Chips, 5G, Crypto & The Dark Secret of AI

By: Sheila Zilinsky with Patrick Wood

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are bringing about a step change in automation that is transforming entire industries. The widespread usage of smartphones, 5G and the expanding Internet of Things, software and algorithms that can sift through massive data samples. With the advent of 5G services in 2020, the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence will develop faster still, delivering widespread socio-economic ramifications and beyond. This revolution is fuelling even greater inequality between the digital haves and have-nots. Equally, there are legitimate concerns about what all this real world data mining means for personal safety, privacy and security.

As infrastructure becomes digitized through 5G, AI & Blockchain some agencies are already investing in understanding a 5G-infused infrastructure like smart cities. With digital technologies evolving so fast and as connectivity increases, it’s becoming more difficult to create distance from the technology that surrounds us. But will it soon be impossible to do so? Unplugging is futile and plugging in is unavoidable!