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I want, pt. 2

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Technologies like face recognition have significantly reduced smartphone theft since their peak in 2013. Password managers, two-factor authentication, and passwordless logins have become more common. Translation tools, with the help of AI, have become more accurate, accessible, and natural-sounding. Other wants that were once long shots are now being ambitiously tackled: Neuralink’s brain–computer interfaces aim to connect thought to input. Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing aims to create an efficient transportation ecosystem, with the potential to solve both. Solutions aren’t there yet, of course, but they’re at least in sight. Give it another decade, perhaps. Technology isn’t always—and is very often not—the solution. Still, it’s both useful and fun to think critically about what you want, with no constraints. Because for every want, you might find that So here’s more of what I want. I want better food options wherever food is sold: grocery stores, mini-marts, cafés, restaurants. I bel

A decade ago, I wrote about what I’d want , if what I wanted was not limited by what’s possible. Reading it back now, remarkably, many wants are on the verge of being realized: I want to never have to worry about my devices being stolen. I want my device to only work for me, unless I specify otherwise. Technologies like face recognition have significantly reduced smartphone theft since their peak in 2013. I want a better method to secure online accounts than passwords. Something that’s easier, safer, and doesn’t require remembering. Password managers, two-factor authentication, and passwordles

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