The year ahead: Technology trends for 2024

financialexpress.com:

By Rajesh Mehta and Vasudha Badri Paul

With the clock ticking away furiously towards the year 2024, one can gauge the pulse of technology as the year winds down.

It is expected that Generative AI, Virtual reality, Sustainability, Quantum Computing, Autonomous Vehicles, Cybersecurity, and the Technology of Elections will take centrestage as we step into the future.

Generative AI will take center stage as humans understand its potential for productivity, creativity, and insights as it catapults into applications- medicine, finance, marketing, and programming – the sky’s the limit. It’s an intelligent 24/7 co-pilot, at our beck and call to make us highly efficient. It can take over mundane tasks like scheduling, managing compliance, organising, and structuring tasks, and also creative ones like image and content generation.

AI regulations and ethics are still being pondered- prime components of responsible AI. Left alone, humankind is at risk from unregulated AI.  

Virtual self, virtual reality, and immersive media are terms that are becoming mainstream. We use digital avatars that represent us online, speak to us, and interact with other virtual avatars. We are talking about a digital twin – a virtual representation of an object, system or process is built from data captured from the real-world counterpart.

In 2024, the digital world will become more realistic and a part of our human world. Improvements in GPU technology and software will blur the virtual and the real world with textures, lighting, and environments to invoke human emotions.

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Sustainable technology will continue its march in 2024 as countries and corporations continue on the path of net-zero