Hardware is eating the world

Published 2024-12-11

we anticipate that enterprises will be grappling with decisions about the first two areas over the next 18 to 24 months.

Verdict

openFewer than two later editions exist yet (D33).

A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6, D33).

rank: 3
section: Computation
subject: AI hardware (AI chips, AI PCs, edge devices, data centers)
horizon: next 18 to 24 months; robotics: next decade
confidence: high
note: 'The first two areas' are AI-embedded devices and the Internet of Things, and data centers. Same chapter: 'Over the next decade, advancements in robotics applied to more and more complex situations could revolutionize the nature of manufacturing and other physical labor.'