Prepare for the internet of the future warns Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry has warned we should prepare for the internet of the future to avoid a'nightmare' dystopian existence. The actor and comedian criticised'technophobes' who have been too slow to adapt to what he described as the greatest change in the history of mankind. Speaking at the Hay literary festival in Brecknockshire, Wales on Saturday, he said: 'Whether it is winter that is coming, or a new spring, it is entirely in our hands so long as we prepare. Stephen Fry has warned we should prepare for the internet of the future to avoid a'nightmare' dystopian existence. The actor and comedian criticised'technophobes' who have been too slow to adapt to what he described as the greatest change in the history of mankind'While it's hard to calculate the cascade upon cascade of new developments and their positive effects, we already know the dire consequences and frightening scenarios that threaten to engulf us.' Science fiction writers and dystopians have already laid out the'nightmare' consequences, he added.