Early tech-adopter consumers predict how intelligent connectivity will enable services that go way beyond the mobile broadband experiences of today.
Here is a list of 10 AI-led trends that will change the face of technology in the coming decade:
1) Body bots
Get a power-up – 76 percent of consumers predict there will be intelligent posture-supporting suits.
2) Guardian angels
Three-quarters believe that privacy guardians will help fool surveillance cameras and block electronic snooping.
3) Community bots
Seventy-eight percent believe electronic watchdog services will alert neighborhood allies to any trespassers.
4) Sustainability bots
Future weather will be extreme – 82 percent believe devices will share data and warn about local rain torrents or heat blasts.
5) Home officers
WFH uninterrupted – 79 percent say smart speakers will project noise-canceling walls around the home office space.
6) Explainers
Over 8 in 10 predict automated financial management systems that explain how your investments are handled.
7) Connectivity gofers
Smart signal locators will be able to guide you to optimal connectivity spots, say 83 percent of consumers.
8) Baddie bots
A baddie bot that can be trained to carry out burglaries or attack other people is wanted by 37 percent of AR/VR users.
9) Media creators
Machines will curate content. Sixty-two percent think game consoles will make original games based on their gameplay.
10) Bossy bots
Around 7 in 10 believe that social network AIs will understand your personality and build up a circle of friends that is good for your mental and physical wellbeing.
Source: Ericsson
