Tech advances for the next 12 months predicted here.
Technology is moving quicker than any of us can comprehend. The technological advancements of the last century have been more than the previous ten centuries combined!
The Digital Revolution
It’s true that technology has both penetrated and pervaded our daily lives in a way that previous generations couldn’t even dream of. From education to entertainment, from government to elections, from agriculture to healthcare, from dating to shopping, what is there that has not been touched, assimilated, and appropriated by technology?
With that technological revolution comes both good and bad, positive and negative, helpful and destructive. Medical science has advanced by light years and allows people to live longer and healthier lives. On the other hand, the internet and technology in general has been a boon for criminality and a fertile recruiting ground for terrorism.
Where Will Technology Go In The Future?
Many people fear the onward march of technology almost as much, if not more, than they are dazzled by some of the stunning advances therein. Like anything, it’s neither good nor bad but how it’s used that matters. And as we approach the mid-2020s, it will be an interesting lesson for the human race to see how it is indeed used.
For this article, we have consulted tech experts and have compiled 5 emergent technological trends for 2024 and the uses it may entail.
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1. Artificial Intelligence
The elephant in the room of tech talk right is undoubtedly the rapidly prevalent use and applications of artificial intelligence (A.I.). Once merely the preserve of science-fiction, A.I. has become reality so quickly that we are racing to catch up with its potential balanced with its pitfalls.
On one hand, A.I. has become a net positive for creativity such as writing, editing, image creation, and marketing, streamlining the process and making it easier. On the other hand, issues of intellectual property rights, privacy, security, and the removal of the human equation from consequential decisions in favor of the cold, unbiased analysis of a predictive machine algorithm presents inherent moral quandaries.
2. Augmented Reality
One of the most oft-used forms of technological entanglement in our lives is what is known as ‘augmented reality’. This is the increasing immersiveness of human interaction and identity in the digital realm.
Communication apps like Zoom, Teams, and Slack and social media apps like Instagram and TikTok have ingrained themselves into our daily lives, creating with them an ‘alternative’ reality, a reality where more people are spending more time in, where they exist as digital avatars interacting with people unrestricted by geographical boundaries. Indeed, some have commented that it is almost like The Matrix where people’s sense of the boundaries between virtual and real become increasingly blurred, which raises many questions from the outset.
3. Cloud Gaming
With the potential to completely revolutionize the gaming world, Cloud Gaming has been around for two decades but only recently came into its own in terms of technological advancement, infrastructure and delivery, and market penetration.
Cloud Gaming differs from regular gaming in that instead of a cartridge or disc playing a game through a console or PC, Cloud Gaming is played via a remote server connected to the internet and outputted to a connected device. The advantages of this is the lack of need for expensive hardware, the sheer range of games available, and the fact the overall resolution of the game is not dependent on the device it’s being played on. The downside is that it requires a strong and stable internet connection at all times or else gameplay is badly affected.
4. WiFi 7
The next generation in connectivity, WiFi 7 has been hailed as one of the most significant advances in wireless technology.
Ready to hit the marketplace in 2024, WiFi 7 is sure to upturn the wireless world with 5x internet speed and a staggering 100x reduced latency. The first routers for this technological marvel are starting to be released with such tech giants as Google applying the technology to be compatible with their new line of Pixel smartphones. If wireless connectivity has a bright future, it’s WiFi 7 that will be leading the way.
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5. The Decline of Social Media
There’s no doubt that social media has completely changed how we interact with each other but it’s also ushered in unforeseen consequences too. However, there is evidence that the overall pervasive influence of the medium is losing its once-iron grip as we enter 2024.
Not that social media will be disappearing anytime soon, but a rapid decline in subscribers to Facebook and Twitter (now X), TikTok being permanently banned in several countries over concerns about its potential for data collection from the authoritarian Chinese government, many Big Tech firms laying off thousands of employees, seen revenues fall dramatically, and many once former active users switching off due to online trolling and general toxicity, the outlook is on a definite downward trajectory.
Conclusion
What awaits us in the future with regards to technology is indeed an ‘undiscovered country’… but one thing’s for certain, it’s sure gonna be interesting!