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The Past 50 Years & the Next 50 Years, All According to AI

AI is sometimes described as the technology of the future, but it's equally good at helping us explore the past! 

Today, we're taking a look at how AI views the past 50 years of humanity, and we're exploring its predictions for the world 50 years in the future. It's a stunning look at just how much things have changed over the years as well as how much things will continue to change in the future. 

From families to home decor, AI is pretty good at representing the past, but does that mean it's also good at seeing the future? We'll just have to wait a few decades to find out! 

Let's get started!

1950s Housewife

1950s Housewife

AI rendered what most would consider a pretty typical representation of a suburban housewife in the 1950s. There's not a hair out of place on her!

In the background, we see an immaculate kitchen that's maybe just a little *too* perfect to be believed! Still, when people think of the 1950s, this is often what they imagine. 

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1960s Hippies

1960s Hippies

For better or worse, people think of hippies when they think of the 1960s, and we think that AI did a pretty good job of capturing the spirit of the times. 

With their emphasis on unorthodox living, the hippies made a cultural impact that we still feel today...even if has been reduced mostly to a fashion trend! 

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1970s Disco Fever

1970s Disco Fever

Disco might not have disappeared from the world entirely, but there's no denying its heyday is long behind us in the 1970s. Sure, there were other musical genres during the decade, but none were as big as disco! 

This image makes us wish we had a time machine so that we could get the disco experience firsthand. Sure, you can still buy a disco ball and a pair of bell bottoms, but it's just not the same! 

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1980s Living

1980s Living

It might be a bit of a stereotype, but this image really emphasizes how much people loved their browns and other neutral colors in the 1980s! 

We're just glad these guys managed to pull themselves away from the arcade to take such a breathtaking road trip! 

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1990s Technology

1990s Technology

By the 1990s, the era of the personal computer was on the rise, and everyone wanted one of these technological marvels for their own. It's no surprise that AI has PCs on the brain when it comes to this decade. 

It's kind of crazy to think about the fact that, only a few decades ago, computers were these big, clunky things that had to stay in one place. These days, we can easily fit them in our pockets! 

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2000s Style

2000s Style

It's crazy to think about for those of us who lived through it, but young people these days are already looking back to the early 2000s for fashion inspiration. 

This could be someone from that decade, but it could just as easily be a modern teen bringing back that retro Y2K style.

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2070s Family Dynamics

2070s Family Dynamics

According to this image, AI thinks that we might be welcoming some new robotic friends into our families 50 years from now. This one looks pretty cute!

However, we can't help but worry about the danger of a robot uprising, thanks to all the TV shows and movies that use this futuristic theme! Let's hope our new brothers and sisters stay as small and cute as this one. 

2070s Sustainable Housing

2070s Sustainable Housing

When it comes to sustainable housing in the future, it doesn't seem like AI is thinking outside the box very much. This is basically a house you might see today! 

Sure, there are way more solar panels than you might expect to see today, but if this is the house of the future, you can sign us up! 

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2070s Virtual Reality

2070s Virtual Reality

This is one AI prediction that leaves us feeling a little depressed. What in the world could be on that gadget that's more impressive than the beautiful beach scene right next to this little girl? 

However, it's not totally unfeasible that something like this could happen within the next 50 years. Augmenting our real lives with virtual reality might seem like a more logical and reasonable choice in the future. 

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2070s AI Smart Home Integration

2070s AI Smart Home Integration

According to this image, AI doesn't think it will be assisting us in the future as it does today. While we're most likely to interact with AI via our phones or computers these days, in the future, we might have dedicated AI gadgets right in our homes. 

If it's a specific machine helping with household tasks, we could see people being more open to incorporating AI into their lives. 

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2070s Home Customization

2070s Home Customization

If you want to customize your home these days, it typically involves quite a bit of time, effort, and money. Those walls won't repaint themselves, after all! 

However, in the future, all these problems might disappear. What if making changes to your home was as easy as tapping a few buttons on a tablet? With AI, that future might be possible! 

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2070s Augmented Design

2070s Augmented Design

What if you could test your home renovations before you actually did them? Sure, paint swatches exist, but that's just not the same as seeing what a color will look like actually plastered on your walls. 

In the future, AI might be able to help us out with this. Wouldn't it be nice if you could use your phone to augment the design process and see what changes would look like without actually having to go through the costly process first? 

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2070s Future Cities

2070s Future Cities

Clearly the AI had a cyberpunk aesthetic on the brain when it came up with this rendering of a futuristic city! It looks like it could come straight out of a sci-fi movie. 

Integrating more technology into building and running cities could be a risk, but it could also make things run much more efficiently and smoothly. 

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2070s Virtual Commuting

2070s Virtual Commuting

These days, some people work from home, but in the future, it looks like we might be bringing the office into our homes in a much more tangible way! 

We have to admit, we're not particularly thrilled at the thought of numbers and data obscuring a beautiful view outside our window! 

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2070s Home Healthcare

2070s Home Healthcare

We have to admit that the thought of having health procedures performed in the comfort of our own homes sounds amazing. However, we have some reservations. 

If AI thinks we would let a robot (no matter how cute) near us with a scalpel or, god forbid, a colonoscopy camera, it's sorely mistaken! We're not sure the world is ready for robot doctors, even 50 years from now! 

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