Eric Horvitz forecasts the future

New Scientist Eric Horvitz forecasts the future: "Within 50 years, lives will be significantly enhanced by automated reasoning systems that people will perceive as 'intelligent'. Although many of these systems will be deployed behind the scenes, others will be in the foreground, serving in an elegant, often collaborative manner to help people do their jobs, to learn and teach, to reflect and remember, to plan and decide, and to create. Translation and interpretation systems will catalyse unprecedented understanding and cooperation between people. At death, people will often leave behind rich computational artefacts that include memories, reflections and life histories, accessible for all time."