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2018 Predictions: AI and Jobs
A recent Forrester Research report, Predictions 2018: Automation Alters The Global Workforce, outlines 10 predictions about the impact of AI and automation on jobs, work processes and tasks, business success and failure, and software development, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. Read more … Continue reading
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2018 Predictions: The Internet of Things (IoT)
In a recent report, Predictions 2018: IoT Moves From Experimentation To Business Scale, Forrester Research predicts that the IoT will become the backbone of future customer value, the IoT infrastructure will shift to the edge and to specialized IoT platforms, developers … Continue reading
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2018 Predictions for AI, Big Data, and Analytics
A recent Forrester Research report, Predictions 2018: The Honeymoon For AI Is Over, predicts that in 2018 enterprises will finally move beyond the hype to recognize that AI requires hard work—planning, deploying, and governing it correctly. But Forrester also promises improvements: … Continue reading
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Kai-Fu Lee on Why China will Lead in AI
Kai-Fu Lee is very bullish about the future of AI in China. He started his lunch keynote at MIT’s AI and the Future of Work event by predicting that self-driving cars will become a mass phenomenon in the U.S. in 15 to … Continue reading
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U.S. Smart Home Devices to Reach 244 Million in 2022
Driven by the rapidly growing adoption of smart speakers, the installed base of smart home devices in the U.S. will reach 244 million in 2022, up from 24 million in 2016, according to a new Forrester Research forecast. Amazon sold over … Continue reading
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Mobile Tipping Points
In June 2017, the number of active phone connections (7.7 billion) exceeded the world’s population for the first time ever. The judging panel thought this statistic was worthy of ‘Highly Commended’ status as this landmark was finally reached in 2017 … Continue reading
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Forrester: Top 10 Technology Trends
Ten trends, which Forrester breaks into three phases of dawning, awareness, and acceptance, are setting the pace of technology-driven business change. Read more on Forbes.com
10 Hottest Cybersecurity and Privacy Technologies
To help cybersecurity and privacy professionals prepare for a future in which their organizations will increasingly be held accountable for the data on consumers they collect, analyze and sell, Forrester Research investigated the current state of the 20 most important data … Continue reading
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A Guide to Digital Transformation
Digital transformation has taken over the business world in recent years, upending incumbents while creating new opportunities for established companies and startups alike. But many organizations stumble in the pursuit of digital-driven revenues and operations. A new guide to the … Continue reading
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AI, Automation, Robotics, and Jobs
Nothing gets the Silicon Valley-obsessed media more excited than watching the online mud-wrestling of two tech titans, especially when the fight is over the hottest topic of the day: Will AI destroy our jobs or will it be a force … Continue reading
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