Canada isn't prepared for a whole wave of emerging technologies that could revolutionize the way society functions, warns 17-year-old artificial intelligence developer Ananya Chadha.  "There are a whole bunch of different industries, like gene editing, quantum computing, machine learning, brain-computer interfaces, that are developing really rapidly and their implications will totally redefine what it means to be human and the way we live," Chadha told Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos in an interview. "I don't think that we as a country, or our different societies and cities, are ready for it at all."  Chadha points to self-driving trucks as just one example of emerging technology that could eliminate thousands of jobs. "If we don't start thinking about it and preparing for it now, by the time it becomes widespread it might just be too late," she said.  Chadha, who now works with IBM, has built a toy car and an MP3 player she can control with her mind. Canadians shouldn't be afraid to embrace those kinds of technologies, she said.

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