CCS Insight – Predictions for 2024 and Beyond

CCS Insight has released its predictions for the technology landscape in 2024 and beyond. The research team has focused on personalized experiences, artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability, collaborative convergence, and the impact of regulation. Key technologies such as machine learning, cloud computing, and extended reality are emphasized, as well as the circular economy, advances in infrastructure, the changing workplace, connected devices, and virtual worlds. The online event will feature interviews with executives from EE, Qualcomm, and Samsung UK. Some of the predictions include the reality check for generative AI in 2024 due to cost, risk, and complexity, the dominance of second-hand iPhones, Instagram offering an "unfiltered" feed to counter non-authentic imagery, the acquisition of Vodafone's majority stake in Vodacom by e&, delayed EU legislation for AI regulation, Google doubling down on its own hardware, Apple controlling the second-hand iPhone market with a "Verified" grading system, HTC exiting the virtual reality market, the increase in satellite-enabled smartphones, the trial of a four-day working week enabled by AI, self-healing displays on consumer electronics, a connectivity performance rating for property sales, the establishment of AI oversight committees, and the need for content health warnings due to AI-generated web articles. These predictions highlight the expected developments and trends in the tech industry over the next few years and the impact they will have on various sectors.