Intel conversations about the future
Intel dabbles in science fiction, titles ReadWriteWeb.
On Monday, they write, Intel debuted a book of science fiction stories. Dubbed Imaging the Future And Building It, the book includes a number of stories – from professional authors like Madeline Ashby and Karl Schroeder, plus more pedestrian efforts from analysts like Rob Enderle. But the most interesting bits come in the introduction – where Intel lays out its vision of the future.
Over the last few years, Intel futurist Rob Johnson explains, Intel has been running a “futurecasting lab,†where the company whiteboards what the future will look like. The effects-based models help guide Intel’s product development; Intel is working on its 2019 model right now.
In 2020, however, “something remarkable happens,†Johnson writes. “As we pass 2020, the size of meaningful computational power approaches zero.†In other words, with a microprocessor that small, you can put a computer in just about anything.
