Best and Worst Technologies for Humanity.

Ranked by 200 people in the UK and Australia.

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We came up with 15 futuristic technologies and asked people which of them are the most BENEFICIAL & the most HARMFUL for humanity.

Methodology:

Stimuli: a list of 15 technologies with brief descriptions.

Target Audience: UK, Australia, male, female, 18 to 65 y.o., 200 resp. total sample size.

Research Solution: DIY Survey tool — a ready-to-use market research tool by Fastuna.

Time to Result: 4 hrs (from uploading stimuli and pressing the launch button to the report).

Here is the full list of 15 technologies:

1. ENERGY. An endless source of clean, free energy.
2. IMMORTALITY. People don't grow old and don't die of old age.
3. FREE INTERNET. Free anywhere in the world. Without censorship and control by the state and corporations.
4. AUTOMATED JUSTICE. AI as a judge. Impartial, incorruptible, never makes mistakes.
5. PERFECT MEDICINE. Cures any disease. No pain, no mistakes.
6. FAIR SOCIETY. Algorithms for the fair distribution of everything. From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.
7. FOOD GENERATOR. Like a microwave, but it synthesizes any food on it own. Abundance - free and delicious food for all people on Earth.
8. IMPOSSIBILITY OF WAR. Technology makes military conflicts fundamentally impossible.
9. THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD. A definitive answer to the question - "Is there a God?".
10. SERIOUS CRIME PREVENTION. Identifies criminals BEFORE they commit a crime. No more killing and violence.
11. EASY AND FAST LEARNING. Knowledge and skills are simply downloaded into the brain. You can learn a new language or learn how to fly a helicopter in 30 minutes.
12. TELEPORTATION. Instant travel to any point on Earth.
13. CONTROL OF EMOTIONS. You are in complete control of your emotions. You don’t do stupid things, don’t worry and don’t suffer unless you want to.
14. SPACE TRAVEL. Technology allows you to fly to distant stars and return to Earth.
15. ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. AI that matches or surpasses human capabilities across a wide range of cognitive tasks.

Drum roll...Let's see if you can guess what Brits vs. Aussies think about the futuristic tech.

Top 3 technologies BENEFICIAL for humanity, according to the BRITS

Cure of all disease with no more pain or suffering would be a great thing for humanity at a point where a lot of people in the world are dying of preventable disease to debilitating cancers and chronic illnesses. - Female, 36

Prevention of crime means no victims, free energy and food means people can thrive. — Male, 54

Top 3 technologies BENEFICIAL for humanity, according to the AUSSIES.

I choose these three because instead of the world being a greedy, unfair and war ridden works everyone would be able to live equally, fairly and peacefully. — Male, 22

An endless supply of food for everyone. No one will go hungry. Reliable energy so we can keep warm in winter and cool in summer. No more crime. We can live our lives happily without having to worry that someone will rob us or kill us. A very happy world it would be. — Female, 63

Top 3 technologies HARMUL for humanity, according to the BRITS.

Immortality just doesn't make sense - the world would be become overpopulated, Disease/illness go hand in hand with our mortality so you can't rule that out. Synthesised food - yuck. — Female, 56

These ones are not just harmful but unsustainable. Some of the other things can actually be done without any miracles. — Male, 30

Top 3 technologies HARMUL for humanity, according to the AUSSIES.

Personally hearing too much about AI lately. I don't want to live in a "black mirror" episode. Immortality is a fun concept, but how overpopulated would the planet be then? Sounds like a recipe for disaster. — Male, 38

Humans are supposed to have emotions and make mistakes so they can learn from them. People wouldn’t experience life in a genuine way if everything was perfect. — Female, 32

We don't want to live in a Black Mirror episode either.

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