by Futurist Thomas Frey
For most of human history, memory has been unreliable. We forget faces, misplace details, and misinterpret events. Our brains were never designed as perfect recorders; they were designed for survival, filtering only what seemed useful at the moment. But a revolution is coming—one that will redefine memory not as a fragile biological function but as an augmented capability, seamlessly integrated into our daily lives.
In earlier predictions, I suggested that future generations would wear smart glasses and sensors to record the totality of their life experiences. Imagine living with a complete archive of your existence—every conversation, every event, every fleeting glance captured and retrievable. It would be like carrying a second brain in the cloud, an external memory system with perfect recall.
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