Trend Convergence of key technologies accelerated by AI

Summary

The report sees accelerating technological development building up a large reservoir of technologies that could break through. Several converging fields such as biotechnology, neurotechnology, nanotechnology and quantum technology have reached maturity, and nano, bio, information and cognitive sciences (NBIC) are increasingly interwoven in new technologies. AI links these fields and speeds up their progress, and space research is also making big leaps thanks to the current state of AI. Innovation usually happens where knowledge domains and sectors meet, and convergence blurs traditional industrial boundaries. Integrated products and services that were impossible before are emerging, such as humanoid robots that perform complex tasks while conversing like a chatbot. According to the report, this convergence raises the pace of innovation, creates new value chains and reshapes the innovation process itself.