2041 SCENARIOS
Computation, Energy and the Planet
SCENARIO FOUR
Unknowable
New energy – New computation
Energy management by bottomless generation
The unknowable scenario begins to explore the possible consequences of achieving widely deployed quantum computing, artificial intelligence and fusion energy by 2041. Transformational energy systems and computing capabilities have wide-reaching social, economic and environmental impacts on the entire planet. View the scenario to discover ways in which quantum computing could solve data-intensive problems, improve living standards by modelling power networks and weather systems, and increase equity between nations.
Download our short ebook which explores in greater depth each scenario and its creation
Designed to help you better understand how emerging technologies will combine, and to answer the question ‘How will we support the increasing demand for computation, and provide enough energy for it, in twenty years’ time?’
VIDEO
Download the Unknowable scenario video and engage with the below key technologies and concepts
Quantum computing, fusion reactors, Artificial Intelligence (AI), globally interconnected networks, over-the-air energy transmission, borderless energy, corderless computing, borderless knowledge, quantum artificial intelligence, terraforming-as-a-service resource orchestration, chaordic, digital twins, Internet of Everything (IoE), living planetary data skin.
ALL SCENARIOS
SCENARIO ONE
Convergence
SCENARIO TWO
Automation
New energy -
Classical computation
SCENARIO THREE
Quantum
SCENARIO FOUR
Unknowable
New computation