Sentient Seashells & the Symbiotic City: Sustainability’s Next Wave

Within the next five years, bio-engineered seashells, imbued with nascent AI, will begin filtering ocean pollutants at an unprecedented rate, forming self-replicating “clean-up reefs.” Simultaneously, cities will embrace symbiotic urban farming systems, where AI-guided vertical farms integrated with building structures provide fresh food and oxygen, creating self-sufficient, hyper-local ecosystems humming with the gentle whir of automated hydroponics.