Taking to the stage in Las Vegas last week for the Dell Technologies World summit, the computer giant founder shared a utopian dream for a data-driven future where technology is used as a force for good. For him, unprecedented recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) mean a lot more than just smarter phones and faster Game of Thrones downloads. The rollout of 5G networks and predicted exponential growth in computing power could lead to seismic benefits for humanity, he claims. "From life expectancy and vaccinations to infant mortality to literacy in school, humankind has made astonishing progress during the last three and a half decades," he said. "The next three decades will hold even more progress.