Discover these top 20 future-proof careers for a child in the age of AI – as our world becomes more (and more!) reliant on technology. Plus, learn 20 tips for ethically raising an AI-ready child to ensure they develop the skills and values they need to succeed in an AI-driven world. As a parent to a 12-year-old boy, I often find myself wondering what he will be doing in his career – considering today's ever-evolving technological world. Of course the future is impossible to predict! But one thing is certain – AI and technology will continue to play an increasingly important role in all aspects of life – whether we like it or not.

Mixing the real and virtual worlds to create something completely new, mixed reality is one of the least explored parts of today's immersive environments. While we have just begun to scratch the surface of mixed reality with AR (Augmented Reality), there is still a lot of work to do before we see a fully customized MR experience in the everyday world. Mixed Reality goes beyond the basics of AR to make the virtual and real worlds more connected and aligned than ever before. Creating a true mixed reality experience requires access to cutting-edge software and hardware, as well as endless creativity and intuition. Fortunately, there are a handful of companies in the MR space that are starting to make waves in the industry.

Artificial intelligence has been the most happening and hottest technology of this century. Most of the big giant companies in the world are investing heavily in the field of AI. According to CBINSIGHTS, tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) have all been acquiring AI startups aggressively in the last decade. The image below shows the cumulative number of acquisitions made by leading tech companies. Apple leads when compared with other giants in terms of acquisitions made.

But elsewhere in the universe, artists and politicians alike were declaring war on "bots." But in the near future, it's possible that emerging virtual reality and artificial intelligence technologies could change what it even means to "attend" an event. In the process, they could make the ages-old debate over the morality of "scalping" irrelevant. With a self-contained virtual reality experience and live 360-degree video, millions of fans could sit in the same virtual "seats" for which scalpers currently charge thousands of dollars. Artists such as Bjork are experimenting with live virtual reality performances.