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January 28, 2022 - 2 min

The 10 Technology Trends That Are Changing the World, According to McKinsey

Some, such as 5G, are already available in Chile

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Over the next ten years, we will see more advances than we have in the past hundred years. Based on this vision from Peter Diamandis, co-founder of Singularity University, the consulting firm McKinsey presents the 10 technology trends that are changing the world.

What are they? Let's see:

  • First, McKinsey highlights the next major leap that automation and virtualization processes will take. The result? By 2025, half of the tasks currently being performed will be automated.
  • The second technology mentioned by McKinsey has already arrived in Chile: increased connectivity. In this regard, McKinsey estimates that 80% of the global population will be connected to 5G by 2030.
  • The adoption of distributed infrastructure ranks third. The consulting firm estimates that 75% of the data generated by organizations will be processed via cloud or edge computing by 2025.
  • Next-generation computing: McKisney estimates that by 2035, the potential value of large-scale quantum computing use cases will exceed US$1 trillion (one million million).
  • Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI): More than 75% of touchpoints with support services (such as voice assistants) will see improved usability, enhanced personalization, and increased conversion rates.
  • The Future of Programming: The time required for software and analytics development will be reduced by a factor of 30 compared to current levels.
  • Trust architecture: About 10% of global GDP will be linked to blockchain by 2027.
  • Biorevolution: The cost of sequencing the human genome has fallen 45-fold over the past 10 years.
  • New generation of materials: The number of patents filed between 2008 and 2018 has increased tenfold.
  • The Future of Clean Technologies: More than 75% of the energy consumed globally will be generated from renewable sources by 2050.

You can view the report summary at https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Business%20Functions/McKinsey%20Digital/Our%20Insights/The%20top%20trends%20in%20tech%20final/Tech-Trends-Exec-Summary