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hold on to your hats folks did you know
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that more information has been created
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in the past 5 years than in all of human
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history before that that's right in just
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a few trips around the sun we've
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produced a mind-boggling amount of
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knowledge this incredible explosion of
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information is happening because of
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technology and it's changing our world
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faster than ever before just think about
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your phone it's a supercomput that fits
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in your pocket right a few decades ago
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something that powerful would have
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filled an entire room now we use these
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devices everyday to communicate learn
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and even control our homes this rapid
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pace of technological advancement can be
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exciting but it can also be a little
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overwhelming it's like trying to drink
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from a fire hose of information that's
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why it's more important than ever to
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understand the future we're stepping
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into and how to prepare for it get ready
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to explore the amazing possibilities and
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challenges that lie ahead
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future shock is a term coined by Alvin
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Tooffler way back in 1970 can you
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believe it he was talking about this
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stuff nearly 55 years ago future shock
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describes the feeling of anxiety and
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disorientation that people experience
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when society changes too quickly imagine
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waking up one day and everything is
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different the way we work communicate
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even the way we think about the world it
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would be a lot to handle today we're
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seeing future shock in action think
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about self-driving cars they're already
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here pretty soon we might not even need
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to drive ourselves to work or school
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that's a huge change and it's happening
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fast as technology continues to advance
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at a dizzying pace it's important to
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remember that change can be challenging
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but it's also an opportunity to adapt
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grow and create a better future for
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everyone now let's get real about some
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of the challenges that come with these
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amazing technological advancements
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one of the biggest concerns is the
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jobs as machines become more intelligent
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they're able to perform tasks that
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humans used to do this means that some
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jobs might disappear altogether for
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example robots are already being used in
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factories to assemble products and
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selfch checkckout kiosks are popping up
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at grocery stores it's crucial that we
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find ways to prepare people for new
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types of jobs that will be in high
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demand in the future another challenge
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is the ethical dilemmas posed by
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artificial intelligence ai is already
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being used in everything from healthcare
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to finance and its influence is only
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going to grow as AI becomes more
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powerful we need to ask ourselves tough
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questions how do we ensure that AI is
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used ethically and responsibly how do we
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prevent bias from creeping into
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algorithms that make important decisions
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these are not easy questions but they're
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questions we need to grapple with as we
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venture further into the uncharted
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territory of artificial intelligence
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so what does the future hold it's
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impossible to say for sure but one thing
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is certain technology will continue to
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shape our world in profound ways we can
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expect to see even more incredible
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breakthroughs in fields like artificial
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intelligence virtual reality and even
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bioengineering where scientists are
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finding ways to modify living organisms
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to solve problems imagine a world where
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diseases are eradicated through gene
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editing or where we can travel to
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distant planets using advanced
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spacecraft powered by fusion energy
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these might sound like science fiction
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but they're closer than we think however
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it's important to remember that with
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great power comes great responsibility
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we need to be mindful of the potential
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consequences of these technologies and
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work to ensure that they are used for
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good the future is not something that
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just happens to us it's something we
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create by embracing curiosity creativity
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and a commitment to using technology
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wisely we can shape a future that is
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bright equitable and full of wonder so
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let's explore the possibilities of
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tomorrow together what excites you most
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about the future what concerns you by
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talking about these issues
