Easy-to-browse image databases will get more people interested in both graphic and photographic art.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 book “The Road Ahead,” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates writes:”Quality images will be in great demand on the highway. This vision that the public will find image-browsing worthwhile is obviously totally unproven. I think the right interface will make it appealing to a lot of people. If you can’t decide what you feel like seeing, you will be able to scan randomly and the database will show you various images until something interests you. Then you’ll be able to explore related pictures in depth. I’m looking forward to being able to scan and to asking for ‘sailboats’ or ‘volcanoes’ or ‘famous scientists’ … I believe that easy-to-browse image databases will get more people interested in both graphic and photographic art.”
Biography:Bill Gates, the most influential technology entrepreneur of the late 20th century, was the primary author of the prediction-packed 1995 book “The Road Ahead” and is the founder and CEO of Microsoft Corporation. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: The Road Ahead (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 10: Plugged In At Home
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 224
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne