Alec J. Ross Quotes

#1. My grandfather understood one of the curious conundrums of globalization: exposure creates not only opportunity but competition, and it can make us question and eventually lose our standing in the world.

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#2. The near future will see robot suits that allow paraplegics to walk, designer drugs that melt away certain forms of cancer, and computer code being used as both an international currency and a weapon to destroy physical infrastructure halfway around the world.

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#3. venture capital funding in robotics is growing at a steep rate. It more than doubled in just three years, from $160 million in 2011 to $341 million in 2014.

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#4. Big data is transitioning from a tool primarily for targeted advertising to an instrument with profound applications for diverse corporate sectors and for addressing chronic social problems.

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#5. there is no greater indicator of an innovative culture than the empowerment of women.

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#6. The adoption of new technology finally occurs when ease of use, economic savings, and trust all come together to work toward change. EVERYTHING

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#7. the market for consumer robots could hit $390 billion by 2017, and industrial robots should hit $40 billion in 2020. As

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#8. In the future, the number of languages being spoken will not matter. You could host a dinner party with eight different languages, and the voice your ear will always be whispering the one language you want to hear.

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#9. There are three main types of cyberattacks today: attacks on a network's confidentiality, availability, and integrity. Attacks

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#10. the nonphysical nature of cyberconflict has also made the private sector a combatant.

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#11. The last trillion-dollar industry was built on a code of 1s and 0s. The next will be built on our own genetic code.

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#12. When leaders wonder what they can do to position their societies for the industries of the future, they need to open up and resist control-freak tendencies. The 21st century is a terrible time to be a control freak; future grown depends on empowering people.

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