10 hot consumer trends for 2017; AI and VR steal the show
Listed below are the top 10 trends as per the
findings of the report.
1. AI Everywhere:
Advanced internet users want assistants to support their daily life, and they
also see that AI could help the companies they work for. Thirty five per cent
want an AI advisor at work, and one in four would like an AI as their manager.
At the same time, almost half are concerned that AI robots will soon make a lot
of people lose their jobs.
2. Setting the pace for Internet of
Things (IoT): Consumers are increasingly using automated
applications, encouraging IoT adoption. Two in five believe smartphones will
learn their habits and perform activities on their behalf automatically.
3. Pedestrians drive autonomous cars:
Car drivers may not exist in the future. One in four pedestrians would feel
safer crossing a street if all cars were autonomous, and 65% of them would
prefer to have an autonomous car.
4. Merged reality: Almost
four out of five virtual reality (VR) users believe VR will be
indistinguishable from reality in only three years. Half of respondents are
already interested in gloves or shoes that allow you to interact with virtual
objects.
5. Bodies out of sync: As
autonomous cars become reality, car sickness issues will increase, and three in
ten foresee needing sickness pills. One in three also wants motion sickness
pills for use with virtual and augmented reality technology.
6. The smart device safety paradox:
More than half already use emergency alarms, tracking or notifications on their
smartphones. Of those who say their smartphone makes them feel safer, three in
five say they take more risks because they rely on their phone.
7. Social silos: Today,
people willingly turn their social networks into silos. One in three says
social networks are their main source of news. More than one in four value
their contacts’ opinions over politicians’ viewpoints.
8. Augmented personal reality: Over
half of users would like to use augmented reality glasses to illuminate dark
surroundings and highlight dangers. More than one in three would also like to
edit out disturbing elements around them.
9. The privacy divide: Two
in five advanced internet users want to use only encrypted services, but people
are divided. Almost half would like to have just reasonably good privacy across
all services, and more than one out of three believes privacy no longer exists.
10. Big Tech for All: More
than two out of five advanced internet users would like to get all their
products from the five biggest IT companies. Of those, three in four believe
this will happen only five years from now.
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior
Manager @ Library
Khaitan & Co
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