Anticipating And Navigating Strategic Technological Surprise

• Science & Technology

• Understanding the Effects of Technology on Economics and Governance

The many technological advances underway in artificial intelligence, bioengineering, quantum technologies, energy innovations, and space capabilities are accelerating the pace and scale of change and introducing a new era of outsized possibilities and uncharted risks. New discoveries and technologies have always been disruptive, and some have been broadly transformative, from the wheel and the printing press to the automobile and the internet. However, today's convergence of advancing technologies and strong economic incentives is leading to new technological applications and disruptions at breathtaking speed. Many important aspects of human life are being altered, forcing individuals, societies, institutions, and governments to adapt.