It’s a rosy future….

Researchers polled the nation to discover how Brits envisage everyday life in 20 years’ time, with 61 percent believing that life will be unrecognisable from the way we live today.

Half (49 percent) think social media will be banned for under sixteens, while four in ten (41 percent) predict that ALL cars will be electric, and cash will be a thing of the past (38 percent).

Other predictions for 2045 include streaming services bringing the end of terrestrial TV (37 percent), climate change being irreversible (37 percent), social media coming with a health warning (36 percent) and driverless cars filling the nation’s roads (29 percent).

Teachers will use AI to create learning plans for individual students, according to 42 percent of the 2,000 Brits surveyed.

The research, commissioned by Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), also revealed one in four of us (25 percent) predict we will be able to go to a festival using a VR headset at home. And when it comes to sports, Brits believe that virtual reality will let remote audiences ‘sit’ courtside or in the front row, experiencing the event as if they were physically there (43 percent).

Yet, there are certain elements of British culture and life that Brits think will be exactly the same – with the nation’s love of talking about the weather (72 percent) the thing that is most likely to still be around in 2045. Other things unlikely to change include politicians still lying (65 percent), and tea continuing to be a British institution (52 percent).

Reassuringly, people will still go to the pub (44 percent), and the the Sunday Roast will be alive and well (43 percent), in the minds of those surveyed. We’ll also still be attending the theatre (36 percent), Coronation Street (33 percent) will still be on the telly – and 24 percent believe that TV presenter Claudia Winkleman will still be rocking a fringe.

Technology (62 percent) is the area of life that Brits expect to change the most over the next 20 years, with 56 percent admitting they are amazed by how much it has changed and developed over the last 20 years.

Despite this, over a third (34 percent) insist that as a nation, the UK is forward looking and ready to embrace new technological changes. However, the jury is out when it comes to the “Turing Test” – meaning a computer that will be able to show intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable, from a human – with one in three (35 percent) believing it will definitely happen and over half (51 percent) considering it as a possibility.

Mike Blackman, Managing Director of ISE : “It’s clear from the research that while Brits anticipate life becoming unrecognizable in 20 years, they are excited about the possibilities the future holds, particularly with technology enhancing everyday life.

“It might not be recognisable for everyone, but audiovisual technology is the invisible backbone of modern life, shaping experiences and enhancing interactions in ways that impact us all—whether we own the technology or simply benefit from its presence in our everyday environments.

“The developments in technology they see will be highly beneficial for education and transformative for live events, festivals, and sports through innovations like VR and AI. Fortunately, we are at the forefront and can identify trends and developments several years in advance. We eagerly look forward to seeing which of the technological developments will finally influence and change our lives.”

Despite life changing, two-thirds (64 percent) are excited about the future, with 46 percent having faith that the world will be a better place in 20 years’ time.

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Social media will be banned for under sixteens – 49%