In 2050, augmented reality is changing the world forever, but not for the reasons you
might think.
For example:
1.
Bionic Eyes Provide Superhuman Vision And AR Capabilities
Artificial eye and other visual prostheses can provide the same visual quality as a real
human eye.
They contain electrode arrays with hundreds of megapixels in full color along with wireless
capabilities.
Not only can they cure blindness for many people, the most advanced models contain enhancements
that sound like they come straight out of science fiction.
These enhancements include embedded cameras with recording and streaming capabilities,
WiFi, augmented reality, night vision, thermal vision, zoom capability, and more.
They can overlay text, videos, images, and animations over a person’s vision.
For example, they can provide instantaneous facial recognition, overlay videos of how
future events might play out over your vision, and play videos of past events to help with
decision-making.
All of this is controllable using brain signals.
And using virtual assistants and generative AI, the possibilities of what they can see
are endless.
These enhanced devices are becoming heavily utilized by spy organizations, militaries,
and high-profile citizens.
However, they’re becoming inexpensive enough for the mainstream public as well.
Business executives, programmers, and startup founders are tempted to take advantage of
bionic eyes to give themselves an undeniable advantage.
Using bionic eyes, they could see and control multiple computer screens in their vision
at all times.
And security guards for high security facilities can see video outputs from 8 security cameras
at a time.
The main downsides are privacy and security concerns.
Because of bionic eyes and ultra-thin AR contact lenses, no one in the world can be sure whether
or not they’re being recorded, even in their most vulnerable moments.
And thanks to brain computer interfaces, people are starting to use their brain signals to
generate text, images, and movies in their visual perspectives as well.
2.
Augmented And Mixed Reality Is Everywhere In Large Cities
Entire cities have turned into augmented reality zones, which can be experienced using augmented
reality glasses, lenses, and other devices.
Corporations and individual contributors are making location-specific augmented reality
overlays.
These overlays include advertisements, humorous 3d characters, hovering commentary, and fascinating
animations.
You can also see virtual price tags for products, virtual menus in restaurants, and even virtual
salespeople that don’t exist in real life.
Urban landscapes are filled with information of all types, which can be filtered as needed
using AR apps.
Projectors are also mounted outside of buildings, which can display holograms that don’t require
AR devices to see.
Many people choose to display themselves as holographic versions of the same stylistic
avatars they use in virtual reality environments.
Because of this, it’s becoming commonplace to see holographic versions of Superman, Princess
Leia, and Deadpool walking around in public places.
And it’s commonplace to see people having conversations with their holographic virtual
assistants.
Politicians are using holograms to give speeches at locations that are hundreds of miles away.
Amusement parks are using holographic animations of characters as people progress through their
rides.
And concerts are using gigantic holograms to make their shows more entertaining.
3.
Holographic TVs And Movie Theaters Are Rising In Popularity
3d holographic videos contain many times more information than is required for 2d videos.
At this point, internet bandwidths are able to support the massive amounts of data required.
One design for a holographic TV involves a screen that resembles a cylinder or a dome
that you sit inside of.
When holographic movies are displayed on this type of screen, we see 3D images surrounding
us, as if they were really there.
In short, these TVs allow us to be inside of scenes of movies and shows, instead of
watching them from the outside.
Some movie theaters are adopting this technology as well and consider it the next logical step
beyond IMAX theaters.
4.
Most Video Clips Are Convertible To 3D Hologram Environments
Thanks to generative AI, most video clips that were originally filmed using 2d cameras,
can be converted into 3d environments.
Generative AIs are able to approximate how any person, object, or environment would look
like from every conceivable angle.
And their results are usually reasonably accurate.
Users can also change these 3d scenes in any way they want, including changing entire environments,
changing the weather, and adding and removing people.
In future decades, entire movies and shows could be converted into 3d holograms in seconds.
5.
AR Heads-Up Displays Are Mainstream and Resemble Video Games
Using bionic eyes, AR contact lenses, and AR glasses, people can have heads-up display
that are constantly viewable to them similar to video games.
Examples of information that can be viewable to you at all times include:
• a health and stamina bar • a mini-map that acts as a radar and displays
items of interest around you • progress bars for your short-term goals
• the amount of money in your digital wallet • And the time left until certain events
And thanks to general artificial intelligences, you can see status updates about opportunities
that have recently emerged that you can take advantage of.
6.
Holographic Masks Are Growing In Popularity In 2050, security cameras are literally everywhere
when you walk around in any major city.
As a response, more and more people are wearing holographic masks to hide their faces from
these cameras.
These masks are able to scramble peoples’ faces on cameras making it impossible to identify
them in most cases.
Holographic masks usually exist in the form of headbands that users wear on their heads
with a projector mounted on each side of the head.
Some versions of holographic masks are being used for costumes, especially during Halloween.
Further in the future, they’ll be able to display photorealistic faces enabling entirely
new experiences in live concerts, plays, and other types of shows.
If they become advanced enough, they could even be used to impersonate others.
This would provide a great form of entertainment for many people.
But, this would also benefit spy organizations and people who want to commit fraud.
7.
Security Systems Enable 3D Holograms Of Cities And Buildings
Security has reached a new level thanks to AR and hologram technology.
When cameras are positioned in a certain way, homeowners can view 3d interpretations of
their home interiors and their property at all times.
Thanks to advanced detection techniques, they’ll know right away if a small change occurs on
their premises.
It’s nearly impossible for thieves to rob an adequately protected house without the
homeowner immediately finding out.
Likewise, city governments are using this technology to monitor activities in their
smart cities.
When used in combination with camera systems that can analyze facial expressions and body
language to determine peoples’ intent, we’re starting to reach the point where we can predict
crimes before they happen.
Security officials for government buildings, schools, hospitals, prisons, and hotels can
spot the slightest deviations as well and respond quicker to unusual incidents.
But, on the flip side, crime organizations that gain access to this data are able to
plan future heists with greater ease.
8.
Some AR Devices Allow You To See Through Walls Some AR devices are able to grant users x-ray
vision.
This is made possible because of a process called backscatter X-rays.
This is the same technology used by full-body scanners at airports for a short time.
Militaries and special force units are using it to determine the threat level of buildings
before entering them.
Military robots can see through walls as well.
Criminals have no where to hide inside buildings where suspected criminal activities take place.
And if they hide behind lead walls, which can block x-rays, that would be among the
first places to investigate during a raid.
Security personnel for high-profile people such as presidents and CEOs, are using this
technology to scan for potential attackers and weapons in nearby vicinities.
Spy organizations are using these devices to collect additional intel from the organizations
they infiltrate in foreign countries.
Medical practitioners can use this technology to quickly identify physical abnormalities
of patients.
This technology also has the potential of being a nightmare for privacy.
For example, someone could decide to use this type of device to see through peoples’ clothing
in public places.
This is made even worse because this type of footage could be recorded or streamed for
millions of people to see.
9.
Doctors Can Run Photorealistic Simulations Of Human Organs
Thanks to generative AI and scans from MRI machines, doctors and nurses are able to view
real-time photorealistic holograms of their patients’ internal organs.
These organs include the heart, lungs, liver, and intestines.
When they have adequate information about a patient, they can also generate simulations
of how internal organs are functioning in a sick person vs how they’re supposed to
normally function.
They can also run these types of simulations for body systems including the digestive,
nervous, reproductive, and respiratory systems.
10.
Space And Air Travel Industries Are Using Holographic Navigation
Thanks to AR, pilots and passengers on spaceships can view holographic trajectories of their
trips in near real-time.
These holograms display as transparent tunnels in space from inside the spaceships.
This is especially helpful for long trips to the Moon and Mars.
This is used in combination with radio signals that help calculate a spacecraft's distance
and speed and onboard computers that calculate trajectories.
Astronauts are also using AR to navigate outside of spacecraft and efficiently perform maintenance
in space as needed.
Pilots and passengers on hypersonic jets can also see holographic trajectories of their
flights as well.
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