Futurist, Bernard Marr predicts that by the end of 2024, there will be over 207 billion connected devices connected to the Internet of Things, and many will be empowered by artificial intelligence to make independent decisions.
At the top of Marr’s list of IoT trends is security. He posits that these billions of connected IoT devices represent a cybersecurity risk, putting security and privacy at the top of the totem pole of trends.
Another trend he sees is AI-augmented IoT. “IoT devices are not just connected they're becoming smarter. Imagine smart gadgets that communicate efficiently with each other preventing digital chaos,” predicts Marr.
He predicts that the smartwatch will become our new personal assistant thanks to generative AI in wearables – possibly spelling the end of AI assistants like Siri and Alexa.
