This is the time period that "The Singularity" is supposed to occur. This means that bio, nano, robotic and computer technology will become so rapid, so advanced, and so profound that today's limited understanding does not allow us to describe, within reason, what life will be like.
In the early 2040's, the rapid pace of improved changes will be hundreds of millions of times faster than today as each year passes. The only way humans will be able to keep up or even know about these changes will be with virtual assistants and computers inside us, and around us. Evolution will bring about artificial general intelligence (AGI). AGI will come in the form of intelligent machines that have the ability to create and improve its own software and hardware, and evolve according to its own interests (if interests still exist).
Without the fear of death, poverty, boredom, disease, pain, or even maintenance, preoccupation with self-interests may diminish or even dissolve. "Living" may become a spontaneous series of events.
Technological Advancement in Forty Years >>