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He pointed out that this information could be used to make a fundamental change in the way we operate throughout the day in the near future.
“It s important to understand that the results and changes indicated in the report create opportunities for us to capitalise on. The results and changes have forced us to do things differently, but at the same time it has allowed us to adopt new ways of thinking about new technologies.”
Advanced technology
His next point was about the concept of how advanced technology could seem indistinguishable from magic to us.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic – Arthur C Clark