“Neural computation. There will be small and impactful academic forays into neuralish systems that are well beyond the linear threshold systems, developed by 1960, that are the foundation of recent successes. Clear winners will not yet emerge by 2036 but there will be multiple candidates.”
Panasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus), MIT; co-founder of iRobot and Rethink Robotics; CTO and co-founder of Robust AI
Said Mar 26, 2025Deadline Jan 1, 2036Rodney Brooks, 'Five new technology predictions for the next decade', rodneybrooks.com, April 2025 (originally posted on Bluesky, 26 March 2025)
One of five ten-year predictions Brooks says he will score in his annual January 1 scorecards through January 1, 2036.