What can filmmakers—those creators of our favorite science fiction and suspense—tell us about the future? And what are science and technology doing to make it a reality?
To begin a collaboration between the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and IBM, some of IBM's leading researchers met recently with USC students, faculty, alumni and others in the film community to discuss what the world might look like in the year 2050. The event and other future collaborations aim to give filmmakers access to IBM scientists for new ideas about the trajectories of science and technology as they create new films and for IBM to tap into the ideas of Hollywood's current and future creative minds.
At the kick-off event, IBM researchers discussed the potential for self-healing spinal cords; embedded digital assistants that remember all you hear or say; the concept of "longevity management" for life spans that stretch past the century mark; drinkable, purified water everywhere; changes to the human genome; and many other insights into what the world might be like in the year 2050 and beyond.
The evening also gave IBM a chance to hear what some of Hollywood's creative types want to see in the future. Watch a video to see the entertaining conversations and scientific highlights from the event.
