They will be managed by artificial intelligence.
The Japanese government is preparing to launch an extensive innovation stimulation program that will cover 25 key areas through to 2050. New solutions will be sought and developed not only domestically but also globally, with $1 billion allocated every 5 years for these purposes.
For example, to address the labor shortage issue, a radical robotization of all production sectors is proposed. This includes the creation of autonomous robots to replace humans in agriculture, construction, mining, forestry, and on roads. They will be managed by artificial intelligence, but not simple varieties like modern neural networks, but a true "digital mind." According to the initiative's authors, by 2050, these AIs will consistently make new discoveries worthy of a Nobel Prize.
The issue of the aging population is planned to be addressed through cyborgization and hibernation. The total replacement of worn-out body parts with implants will once again turn frail elderly individuals into useful members of society. Artificial sleep—hibernation—will help increase life expectancy. Additionally, it will allow parts of the population to enter a state of dormancy, reducing the burden on infrastructure during critical moments.
Moreover, by 2050, plans are in place to establish recycling for all types of waste and neutralization of all kinds of emissions into the atmosphere. Plastic pollution in the ocean, once an ecological disaster, will become a new important source of raw materials—cheap and potentially endless.
All projects will be ranked by priority, and the acceptance of new research proposals will begin by the end of this year.
