A growing number of classrooms in China are equipped with artificial-intelligence cameras and brain-wave trackers. While many parents and teachers see them as tools to improve grades, they’ve become some children’s worst nightmare.
Business Insider spoke to 6 tech industry figures at MWC 2018, and asked them what they thought the world would look like in 50 years’ time. From self-driving cars to implanted technology, watch to hear what these experts are predicting for the future.
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