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Scenarios about 'digital revolution'

The fundamental shift in society and technology from analog to digital systems beginning in the late 20th century. This transformation encompassed the rise of personal computing, the internet, mobile devices, and digital media, revolutionizing how humans communicate, work, and access information. The digital revolution continues to reshape economic structures, political discourse, and cultural expression in ways comparable to earlier industrial revolutions.

What If Academic Publishing Took a Different Path?

Exploring the alternate timeline where academic publishing evolved without commercial publishers dominating the field, fundamentally altering how research is shared, evaluated, and accessed worldwide.

What If Apple Went Bankrupt in The 1990s?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Apple failed to survive its 1990s crisis, dramatically altering the landscape of personal computing, smartphones, and digital media.

What If Deep Learning Never Emerged?

Exploring the alternate timeline where deep learning algorithms never achieved their breakthrough moment, dramatically altering the development of artificial intelligence and technological progress in the 21st century.

What If Machine Learning Never Advanced?

Exploring the alternate timeline where machine learning technology stalled in the early 2000s, never achieving the breakthroughs that revolutionized AI and transformed virtually every sector of the global economy.

What If Moore's Law Never Happened?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Gordon Moore never observed or formulated his famous law, fundamentally altering the trajectory of computing technology and digital society.

What If Smartphones Were Never Invented?

Exploring the alternate timeline where smartphones never emerged, fundamentally altering the trajectory of digital technology, social media, and global communication in the 21st century.