Personalized cognitive therapies will emerge, tailored to an individual's unique genetic makeup, including Neandertal DNA variants, to optimize brain function.

Legacy BCI systems find new life as niche tools, adapted and maintained by small communities, and resisting obsolescence.

Growing distrust of international institutions fuels the fragmentation of global governance and cooperation on issues like trade and climate change.

The WTO creates dynamic standards that allow countries to create legal carve outs that can only be achieved or used when very specific and complex criteria are met such as but not limited to social injustice, carbon credits, and population metrics.

Swarms of miniature robots cooperate to perform complex tasks such as search and rescue operations in hazardous environments.

Increased adoption of collaborative robots (cobots) in industrial settings leads to improved worker safety and productivity within the next three years.

AI-powered predictive maintenance systems using robotics become commonplace, minimizing downtime and optimizing maintenance schedules within the next three years.

Human-robot interaction becomes seamless within the next decade, with robots understanding natural language and responding intuitively to human instructions.

Collaborative robots become commonplace in manufacturing, performing tasks alongside human workers, increasing efficiency and safety.

AI-powered robots perform complex tasks in hazardous environments like disaster relief, space exploration, and deep-sea exploration autonomously.

Early fault-tolerant quantum computers based on logical qubits become available for limited commercial use, primarily in highly specialized research labs.

Quantum cloud computing platforms offer access to powerful logical qubit-based systems, making quantum computing accessible to a broader range of users and applications.

Quantum computers with millions of high-fidelity logical qubits are built, enabling the simulation of complex biological systems and potentially revolutionizing medicine and biotechnology.

Specialized quantum computing hardware accelerators are integrated into standard data centers, boosting the performance of AI and machine learning tasks.

Quantum algorithms significantly improve drug discovery and materials science, leading to the development of new life-saving medicines and high-performance materials.

Hybrid quantum-classical computing systems are developed and deployed, enabling businesses to tackle previously unsolvable problems efficiently.