50 Forecasts for 2010 - Monetize

50. The Singularity - The basic concept was popularised by futurist Ray Kurzweil. He argues that we can expect the continued application of Moore's law - the doubling of computer power every 12-18 months - for many decades. Moore's law coupled to advances in AI will lead to a point around 30-40 years from now when devices will have so much computing power that machine intelligence will exceed human intelligence. A film on this concept is scheduled for release at the end of 2009 and will lead to widespread debate on the issue.

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12. Savings in Fashion - Despite government exhortations to help spend our economies out of the downturn, many consumers in developed markets will look to reduce personal debt and increase their levels of savings. Economic uncertainty, pensions concerns and healthcare costs will all be contributing factors to this new found thrift mentality. Some may wait for a second downturn before adopting such behaviours.

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