In the scenario "Machines as Criminals", what's different in this future?

Lawmakers have to decide who should be legally responsible when "smart" objects break the law: the people who own the objects, or the companies who make them? For example, if a self-driving car gets a speeding ticket, who should pay: the owner of the car, or the auto manufacturer who programmed it to speed?

It proves impossible to teach ethical decision making to robots and AI. As a result, most "smart" machines behave in ways that are criminal or in violation of human values, and the production of "bad" machines is banned.

Professional futurists often talk about "drivers of change" when making future forecasts. What's a driver of change?

A major new technology, global trend or phenomenon that is likely to have a big influence on what the future will be.

A person who gets to decide what the future will be.

An action you can take today to change what the future will be.

Professional futurists often say: "There are no what about the future?"

There are no facts about the future

There are no rukes about the future

There are no bad ideas about the future

There are no worries about the future

What are some of the benefits of creating artifacts from the future?

it can spark thought and conversations about the future, especially for the people who don't ordinary think aabout far future

it can blur the line between "today" and "tomorrow" in a way that provokes strong emotional reactions

It make the future more "real" and "tangiable" to our imagination

In this week's readings, you encountered three new scenarios about the future of machines.In the scenario "Machines as Consumers", what is different about this future?

Instead of deciding what to buy for themselves, most people let artificially intelligent "personal assistants" do their shopping for them.

Globally, more money is now spent on purchases for keeping machines running than for keeping humans alive.

In the scenario "Machines as Conscience", what is different in this future?

A new AI called the "Digital Consequence Awareness System" helps people understand the ripple effects and long-term consequences of their actions, so they can behave more ethically.

A new blockchain app called "Karma" allows individuals to report when someone else's actions have helped them or harmed them, creating a lifelong record of who is a "good person" or a "bad person".

According to Alvin Toffler, author of FUTURE SHOCK, "When it comes to thinking about the future, it's more important to be WHAT than to be right?"

It's more important to be FAST than to be right.

It's more important to be READY than to be right.

What's the result of this part of the brain's behavior, when it comes to imagining your future self?

It's hard to have empathy for your future self. As a result, you make decisions that feel good in the short run but are maybe not-so-good in the long run.

If you spend too much time thinking about your future self, you can become disoriented. You may become confused about what is realistic or possible and set unrealistic goals for yourself.

It's easier to predict what you will do and harder to predict what other people will do in the future. As a result, you lose empathy for others and focus only on your own needs and goals.

In one of this week's videos, Professor Lonny Brooks says the African diaspora community "have always been futurists." Why?

The slave trade took Africans against their will to far-away, strange lands where they needed to adapt, innovate, and invent new culture in order to survive.

As a way to deal with the trauma of slavery, many cultural and religious practices spread by the African diaspora centered around imagining their future selves somewhere better.

The work performed by enslaved people globally built the future, creating the economies and raw materials needed to invent modern society.

Which of these are true statements about Afrofuturism? Check all that apply.

It focuses on the experience of black people in the future.

It usually has a positive or utopian aspect, depicting a better world than today.

It is often practiced and communicated through popular culture, like music videos, fashion magazines, movies, and science-fiction writing.

For many people, it is a kind of artistic therapy, working through the traumas of the past and present by imagining a more just future.

What goes at the center of a future wheel?

A forecast or scenario you want to explore the consequences of

A question you have about the future

A prediction of what you believe is the most likely future

The work performed by enslaved people globally built the future, creating the economies and raw materials needed to invent modern society.

What's an image of the future? (according to professional futurists' terminology)

A representation in popular media (tv, film, books, comics, political speeches) of what the future might be like

An illustration (photo or drawing) of what the future might look like

A mental picture (like a movie or virtual reality in your mind) of what the future might be like

n his book "Images of the Future", the author writes: "It was but a small step for man from realizing that he had a future to wanting to know what that future would bring." The author identifies some of the earliest known images of the future, ones that go much further back in human culture than the science fiction films and tv series and the modern dystopians novels often named as examples. Which of these are considered early "images of the future?" (multiple correct answers)

The City of God by St. Augustine

Plato's Politeia, also known as The Republic

What's an artifact from the future?

An artist's rendering of an everyday object, physical or digital, that might exist in the future.

A short story that includes many vivid details about what the future might be like.

A scientific piece of evidence that strongly suggests how the future is most likely to turn out.

What can we learn from images of the future? (multiple correct answers)

What some common hopes for the future are

What some common anxieties for the future are

On the whole, whether a society is feeling more optimistic or more pessimistic about a particular future topic

Whether a particular future depicted by the image is more or less likely to happen

What's the best way to describe what Blockchain technology is?

A decentralized system of record-keeping, protected by cryptography , that creates trust because everyone connected to the system has a complete copy of the record, preventing individuals from faking data or altering the record

A decentralized system of record-keeping, in which it is easier to counterfeit or fake data because no one authority is in charge of maintaining the record

A decentralized system of record-keeping, protected by a form of math called crypotgraphy so that only experts in security and advanced mathematics have access to the records

What are some of the benefits of creating artifacts from the future?

It makes the future more "real" and "tangible" to our imagination.

It can spark thought and conversations about the future, especially for people who don't ordinarily think about the far future.

It can blur the line between "today" and "tomorrow" in a way that provokes strong emotional reactions.

What some common hopes for the future are

Which of these types of futures thinking are you personally most excited to learn and practice? (Multiple choices)

Urgent optimism / Action skills

What does this same part of the brain do, for most people, when they imagine themselves in a far future - say, 10 years out or more?

It acts like they're thinking about a complete stranger, someone who doesn't matter to them at all.

f they're in a good mood, it fires up and says "Hey! Pay attention!" If they're bored, frustrated, or angry, it doesn't react.

It fires up and says "Hey! This is important! Pay attention!"

This week, you learned about signals of change. Which of these are accurate descriptions of signals of change? Choose all that apply.

They are the "raw ingredients" or "building blocks" of futures thinking.

They are clues to how the future might be different.

They are real things, happening now, in the real world.

They are always a new technology or a scientific innovation.

A new kind of technology called "ultra-haptics" will allow people to interact with machines without touching them. One signal in this field is an ATM (cash withdrawal machine) that you can operate without touching any buttons. You simply wave your hands in the air. What kind of CHANGE is this a SIGNAL of?

Interacting with machines will be safer and cleaner in the future, especially in spaces where many different people interact with the same machines.

Interacting with machines will be more dangerous in the future, especially at work.

Which of these signals of change do you personally find most interesting, or think is most likely to impact YOU in the future? (There is no right or wrong answer to this question. Use it as a chance to reflect on what you read!)

The AI/human collaborative drawing game

Etch, the instant payroll platform

Ultrahaptics "no touch" interfaces

Interplay Learning by VR and 3D simulation

What was the primary reason for the creation of the Institute for the Future?

To deal with the accelerating rate and scale of change in society, and to help society learn how to control those forces of change.

To help companies maximize profit and grow faster.

To create the conditions for peace globally.

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Which will you develop by practicing futures thinking?

Smarter investing

Mental Flexibility

Fortune teller

Talent spotting

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This type of futures thinking helps you strategize about what you can do today to make the future you want more likely, and the futures you don't want less likely.

Forecasting skills

Simulation skills

Collaborative gaming skills

Action skills

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which will you develop by practicing futures thinking?

smater investing

accurate prediction

talent spotting

foresight

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which will you not develop practicing futures thinking?

foresight

smarter investing

hope

strategy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to the course, which of the following is true?

it's more important to be imaginative than to be right when it comes to thinking about the future

the main goal of the futures thinking is to get better at accurately predicting the future

smarter investing develops by practicing futures thinkings

most people say YES. if it were possible. I would like to know what will happen in my own future

A third neurological activity that happens when we think about the future is a kind of "scanning" of the future for possible opportunities to make choices and take actions that serve our own personal goals. What is this called?

Memory and simulation

Mentalizing

Performance monitoring

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This week you learned about the neurological pathways and activity areas of the brain that support thinking more creatively about the future.One of the most important neurological activities in thinking about the future is "scene construction." During scene construction, the brain creates a vivid movie or 3D virtual reality in your mind's eye. It allows you to "look around" and immerse yourself in a simulated scene, whether it's something that you're remembering or something you're imagining could happen in the future. What is another term for this neurological activity?

Memory and simulation

Performance monitoring

Mentalizing

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IFT201C

Which will you develop by practicing futures thinking?

This type of futures thinking helps you strategize about what you can do today to make the future you want more likely, and the futures you don't want less likely.

Which will you develop by practicing futures thinking?

Which will you not develop practicing futures thinking?

According to the course, which of the following is true?

A third neurological activity that happens when we think about the future is a kind of "scanning" of the future for possible opportunities to make choices and take actions that serve our own personal goals. What is this called?

In the scenario "Machines as Criminals", what's different in this future?

Professional futurists often talk about "drivers of change" when making future forecasts. What's a driver of change?

Institute for the Future uses a three-step methodology that Bob Johansen explains in his mini-masterclass video and in the reading this week.The first step of the methodology, or cycle, is to anticipate what might be different in the future. What is the name of this step?

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