EXCLUSIVE Former Google futurist predicts what classrooms of the future will look like - they include virtual reality lessons and downloadable knowledge

By 2050, students will download knowledge directly into their brains from AI tutors, with no human teacher present - and receive lessons tailored to their DNA, a futurist has predicted. Virtual reality will be the main mode of learning for many subjects, and the most important subject students will learn will be how to work as a'co-bot' alongside artificial intelligence, said Tracey Follows, a futurist who has worked with clients including Google, Virgin and Telefonica. Follows, who is listed as one of the top female futurists worldwide in Forbes, said that even classrooms might be a thing of the past as students'self teach' with the help of AI'tutors'. Follows produced a white paper on the subject in collaboration with online tutoring service GoStudent, and said that while her predictions may seem out there, they are'not science fiction'. She predicts that new subjects such as interstellar studies and biotech will become popular as humanity moves towards becoming an interplanetary species.