ADSactly Tech News - Technologies With Potential to Transform Our World in 2019
ADSactly Tech News: Technologies With Potential to Transform Our World in 2019
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The technologies that promise to change our world are both abundant and revolutionary.
With a watchful eye we can begin to prepare for the years ahead and expect the changes that are likely to take place do to the introduction of new technologies.
Greetings technology fans. I've managed to find another worthy topic to write about and that means its time for a new report. There's no doubting the fact that we live in an age that promises to bring rapid technological change. If you think that tech is getting crazy today, just wait and see what is coming! The future promises continued advancements of artificial intelligence, massive improvements in cloud-based computing, new developments in the internet of things, conversational platforms and more.
Now I'd like to discuss some of the big moves coming in 2019 which promise to change the field of consumer tech permanently.
Firstly, blockchain-based identity and privacy systems are predicted to massively disrupt centralized traditional based methods going forward.
With the growing prevalence of data breaches and the massively interconnected world we live in, new ways to verify identity and protect privacy will be game changers. Blockchain is a natural for this role because the whole point of it is to provide robust, incorruptible — yet encrypted — recordkeeping that anyone can easily verify. Companies like Evernym are already starting to do it.
A few applications in which blockchain can be used include increased security when shopping. Evidence of this fact can be found in Shopin, a startup that has developed a "universal shopper profile" that is undergirded by blockchain.
Unlike Google which scrutinizes purchase histories, stores them and shares the data with other big names in tech, Shopin restricts its information collection and shares it only with those entities that you (the consumer) grant it to share.
In a new era of Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (and other similar online data privacy legislation on the way), blockchain is poised to take its place at center stage in today's economy. It’s likely that this change will be top-down: People won't be demanding blockchain, so businesses will have to lead the charge in transitioning to this system.
Bottom line, get ready for blockchain disruption in 2019!
Beyond blockchain developments, general data handling is predicted to become even more relevant going forward. From chatting to friends in a messaging app or buying a coffee, or streaming music, today almost everything we do leaves a trail of data breadcrumbs.
And this increasing datafication of our world has led to an unprecedented explosion in data. Here's an interesting fact. Just in the average minute, Facebook receives 900,000 logins, more than 450,000 Tweets are posted, and 156 million emails and 15 million texts are sent.With numbers like that, it’s no wonder humanity is in a constant state of doubling the amount of data created in the world roughly every two years.
This brings me to the next predicted trend in data which will most certainly disrupt everything in 2019 and beyond.
Another interesting tech which may propel the field of AI forward is the use of 'dueling AIs' which will battle it out in the pursuit of knowledge.
It's a simple idea: Want to make your AI smarter? Have it battle it out with another AI. In this case, the arena is digital images: One AI attempts to create a realistic image, and another AI attempts to decide whether the image is real or artificial.
Of course, this is just one domain in which AIs can "duel." Any domain can be modeled by computers: voices, video or whatever you might want to work with. The concept is called "generative adversarial networks" (GANs).
Imagine how that will advance online verification, such as today's CAPTCHA technology, which requires real people to identify objects in grainy photos. With enough dueling, systems can sharpen their wits enough to easily break that sort of gatekeeper software. That will mean a new reality for secure browsing online (another reason why blockchain may be necessary).
It is predicted that rapid and independent "self-improvement" of AIs through dueling may lead to breakthroughs in medicine, technology, transportation or other important areas of life. Proof of this new method lies in the fact that tech giants like Amazon and Alibaba are already diving into research in this area.
Now that I've covered a few topics like blockchain, big data and AI another worthy topic worth mentioning is the Internet of Things or IoT for short.
For those that don't know what I'm talking about it is basically a category that encompasses smart, connected products like smart phones and smart watches –is a major contributing factor in this exponential increase in data.
That’s because all these smart devices are constantly gathering data, connecting to other devices and sharing that data – all without human intervention (your Fitbit synching data to your phone, for instance).
Pretty much anything can be made smart these days. Our cars are becoming increasingly connected; by 2020, a quarter of a billion cars will be hooked up to the Internet. For our homes, there are obvious smart products like TVs, and less obvious ones, like yoga mats that track your Downward Dog pose!
And lets not forget our voice-enabled personal assistants like Alexa, another example of an IoT device.
The fact of the matter is that the future is going to be an interesting place and we should be prepared for unimaginable changes going forward!
Let me know what you think about these new technologies.
Here's a chance for the @ADSactly community to leave their thoughts and opinions on this topic!
Thanks for reading.
Authored by: @techblogger
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Three Breakthroughs That Will Disrupt The Tech World In 2019 - Forbes
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Internet things will be a great lever to provide better information in consumer and business environments. In my opinion, the Internet will have things impact in all areas. Any system we do not think about in our daily lives will increase human productivity, so the impact will not be confined to one area.
Whether it's with your phone, clothing technology or everyday household items, IoT will connect us all to a level that is beyond our control. So, if you do not hear how to stay behind, follow suit and jump on the train of upcoming IoT standards. Hold on, you will not regret it.
It is impossible to deny the fact that the blockchain is in fact a very promising technology, which, it is possible that in the medium term will change our lives forever. In fact, exactly the same in its time was the technology of the Internet in the 90s, when it just appeared no one understood how much it would change the daily life of a person. At that time, there was serious hype within the Internet, there were also those people who saw a real perspective on the Internet, as well as skeptics, who were considered to be a meaningless technology. However, we all know what it led to, but it led to the fact that today we cannot live a day without the Internet. This whole World Wide Web swallowed us up, and we can no longer live without it. Likewise, what is happening now with the blockchain realm, that is, in essence, there are now those who believe that this is the real technology of the future, and there are skeptics who believe that this is all one continuous soap bubble.
Absolutely, blockchain hasn't transformed the world that much yet but it certainly will. They are just getting started. The internet and blockchain are good comparisons as they both are forms of networks. I see the future internet operating on a huge array of interoperable blockchains. Web X. In addition, AI and robotics will go hand in hand in creating a new and strange future for humanity.
If in your previous series you took us to the past, in this one you take us to the future. I like that idea, @techblogger. I think a lot of new inventions are going to stay in the way, considering that every minute someone is inventing something new. You have not yet acquired the latest in cell phone, computer, when they are already launching another model superior to the previous one. This sounds crazy to me! Although it obviously has its benefits. I fear, for example, that we will become a technological garbage dump, people full of disposable objects that they cannot use because their life of use is limited. My country, for example, is about 30 years behind technologically. We only know about some devices because we read or see them on the Internet. I imagine that when AI is in every home in the world, in my country we will still be fighting so that the Internet doesn't fall every half hour. I'm a fan of your texts! Thank you for sharing
That really put things in perspective as first world western nations fight tooth and claw to be ahead technologically competing with superpowers like China and Russia the rest of the world never gets anywhere close to catching up. Are the two worlds really coming so far apart that one day we won't be able to recognize similarities between the two models?
Thanks for your thoughts as always @nancybriti
Great post. Actually to me, whenever I wake up every day and I look at how time had pass. I imagine how technology has grown and developed. If we are to look at technology of the past 15-20 years, I always say wow, we are so grateful for these technology. Technology has really made our work look more easily compare to past years. Technology at home, at school, at church, technology at working place and so many places in which technology is been used. I am definitely sure by this time 3 to 4 years. Technology will have been much more advanced and better than this stage. I am really happy also for the development of the block chain technology you mentioned. At least it will be also good to provide security when shopping and I know it will be accepted by thousands of people around the world. Still waiting for what technology have for us in the year 2019
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This absolutely correct on this techblogg content post by @adsactly, the only thing that wont change in the new future is Internet. But apart that everything is going to change, there were things we didnt have then that we have now, some of them we had but are no longer useful because it has been updated and outdated.
Technological innovations will continue to come and go,.... It was nice reading this.
@techblogger keep it up.
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Technology seems never to stop amazing it users. Technology is playing a great role in the society today and I must say, in the next couples of years we'll be surprised by what we have at hand.
This of the new technologies is really impressive. A theme that you have developed in an interesting and friendly way. If the changes so far have left us surprised, I can not imagine what will happen to us with the future. The development of the AI is something that gives me a lot of curiosity, can it really be equal to the human being? If this will bring benefits, then welcome. Another aspect that catches my attention is with respect to the blockchain. It will be sustainable the use of this system in other areas, will not be a problem for those who like the centralized? We'll see. Those numeric data that you point out about facebook, tweets, emails and others is a real explosion, I had never stopped to think about it. I really liked your article, besides teaching, it pushes me to browse the subject. Oh, sometimes I have problems with Alexa, hahaha. A pleasure to read you, @techblogger. A greeting