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April 16, 2026
‘Computers and cell phones will soon be museum pieces’: Michio Kaku
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TL;DR
- Michio Kaku visited Colombia to discuss the origin of wealth and its link to technological changes.
- He stated that nations prosper through major scientific transformations that revolutionize industries.
- Kaku identified the current era as the fourth revolution, driven by AI, and anticipates a fifth driven by quantum computing.
- He predicts that current computers and smartphones will soon become museum pieces.
- AI is already impacting society through self-driving cars and algorithmic investments.
- Quantum computing is expected to solve currently impossible challenges, such as curing untreatable diseases.
- Developing countries have a unique opportunity to benefit from these revolutions by integrating AI and innovation into education.
- Kaku's lecture at Andicom was titled “The Next 20 Years: How AI and Quantum Technology Will Redefine Civilization.”