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10 predictions for 2018

10 trends, tech breakthroughs and social movements for the year ahead
Predictions illustrations montage: drone, hands and keyhole

From altruistic drones to prize-winning AI artists, here are our 10 trends, tech breakthroughs and social movements for the year ahead. 

We explore how existing technology could work for us. Could drones deliver more than parcels? Could our data be the key to better deals for us as consumers?

A key theme that filters through a number of this year’s predictions is the impact of artificial intelligence, on everything from healthcare to artistic practice. 

Our Director of Explorations Celia Hannon explores this in her accompanying blog. And don't forget to catch up on how our predictions for 2017 are progressing.

Drones deliver public benefit, not just parcels
Illustration: city sitting on top of drone
Humans and machines will create prize-winning art
Illustration: robot artist
The year the internet goes green
Illustration: flower with usb stem
Guiding the smart machines
Illustration: head with connected data
Tech giants race to buy a healthcare provider
Keyboard forming a red cross
SimPolicy: smarter policy through simulation
Illustration: head wearing VR headset
Regulators wake up to consumer data
Illustration: keyhole
The collaborative economy changes direction
Hands around a world icon
The nation state goes virtual
Illustration: passport scanner
Emotional surveillance goes mainstream
Illustration of eyes
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