clipped from: io9.com   
Which near-future utopian scenario will totally come true?

We create artificial intelligences that improve themselves exponentially.

We learn how to modify the human genome to become post-human demi-gods.

We find an environmentally sound, sustainable energy source to replace oil.

We meet a vast benevolent galactic society that welcomes us with open tentacles.

We create awesome nano-foundries that can build any structure, of any size, in space or on Earth.