Will Remi have a better life than you? All this week, we are looking ahead to life in 2030. With the New Year, a new generation has begun — but thoughts are divided on what life will be like for Gen Beta.
2030 forecast: meet the Gen Beta baby
Newborn: By 2035, Gen Beta children like Remi (above) are expected to make up 16% of the world population. Glossary
Cohorts - Groups of people with something in common, such as age.
Social science - The study of human society and relationships.
Gen Z - Short for Generation Z, meaning people born in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Millennials - People who reached adulthood in the early 21st Century.
Artificial Intelligence - Artificial intelligence, or “AI,” is the ability for a computer to think and learn. With AI, computers can perform tasks that are typically done by people, including processing language, problem-solving, and learning.
Bleak - Miserable and unwelcoming.
Arbitrary - Based on random choice or wants, rather than any reasonable system.