TTechnology Vechnology Vision 2ision 2023 023 | When A | When Attoms meet Bitsoms meet Bits #T#TechVechVisionision A day in our new reali It’s 2035, and old college friends Miriam, Alex, and Ben 昀椀ve minutes?” he asks, eyes widening. “Wild, right?” says the are grabbing a quick coffee before work. Ben’s favorite barista. “These are your default preferences, but you can tweak them in the app, and each time you check out it’ll coffee chain has just opened a new café in his of昀椀ce building, so he and Miriam meet there. con昀椀rm what you want just to be sure. Hit ‘OK’ when you’re ready—looks like we’re already connected to your wallet for v i b l s e n i I A l R e n s e “Alex texted—something hectic is going on at the payment.” s farm, but she says she’s ready when we are.” Ben says as he gets in line to order. “I hope everything’s okay,” says Ben’s feeling a bit tired, so he raises his caffeine level, then Miriam, “I actually ordered ahead—I’ll go pick up my drink taps the ‘OK’ button. “That’s it?” he asks. “That’s it,” says the and grab a table.” barista. “Our bean dispenser will give us a custom blend of our 18 coffee varieties—tailored just for you. Then I’ll make When Ben gets to the front of the line, he greets the your drink and have it out in a few minutes.” barista and touches his thumb to the 昀椀ngerprint sensor on the counter. “Oh! Trying out the personalization As Ben turns to 昀椀nd Miriam, his watch vibrates with a program today?” says the barista. “Yeah! I’ve been noti昀椀cation, letting him know he’s been airdropped an NFT hearing about it —I’m excited to see what the fuss is for trying the personalization program. Miriam is sitting at a about,” Ben says. The screen in front of him springs to table for three. “We’re just about ready,” she says as he sits life with dozens of his preferences—ideal caffeination down. They put on their AR glasses—and 昀椀nally they can see Alex, sitting in the empty seat beside them. level, 昀氀avor af昀椀nities, milk content, exact temperature, and more. “You got all this from me talking to an AI for Our Technology Vision 2023 trends are driving a new reality—one where our physical and digital worlds converge. As we progress through the report, we will continue Ben, Miriam, and Alex’s stories to illustrate what this reality could look like, and how our trends could impact businesses and people’s lives. w e r b d a e l i n s o s r e p