A futurist reveals the biggest ways tech will transform our lives in the next 5 years

Artificial intelligence technology is advancing very rapidly and is going to fundamentally change how we get our healthcare, with virtual doctors and AI-powered diagnostics on the horizon, Canton said. Read more: 3 things we learned from Facebook's AI chief about the future of artificial intelligence "We came out of the AI winter," he said, referring to a period when AI tech fell out of favor within the industry. Canton attributes today's AI renaissance to advances in how computers can learn -- such as reinforced machine learning -- and the abundance of data now available for machines to learn from. Innovations like 3D-printed organs will also have a big impact on healthcare by boosting lifespans, he said. The AI sector is set to grow financially in the coming years too.