2040-2050: Post-human society?
Growth of autonomous artificial intelligence: The first self-improving AI systems begin to operate independently of humans. There is an ethical debate about their autonomy.
Spatial colonization: Colonies on Mars are permanently inhabited, while missions to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn are planned.
Elongation of life: New biotechnology significantly slows down ageing, increasing life expectancy beyond 120 years.
A new global order: National governments become supranational bodies, and society becomes increasingly digitally interconnected.
Early forms of post-humanism: Experiments begin to transfer human consciousness into digital environments, raising philosophical questions about the nature of human identity.