Charting the future

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12 March 2001 11:29 AM
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Ever wondered where the big ideas from the big players come from? ZDNet talks to three science soothsayers about what the (technology) future will hold.

Almost daily, we hear about the latest breakthroughs from technology gurus at Microsoft, Intel, and other big players in the tech sector. What we don't hear about is where their big ideas come from.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; the Xerox Palo Alto Research Centre; and Starlab are among the top think tanks in tech research across the globe, and many technological innovations were born within their walls.

According to these science soothsayers, technology is just beginning to change our lives, with plenty of advances to come.

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