A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6, D33).
All captured fields
rank
5
section
ubitech
subject
Voice and AI assistants that know the user
target year
2017
confidence
high
note
Preceded by 'Convenience. Seamlessness. Relevance.' Dek: 'But this time, they'll be welcomed!' Section cites Tractica: digital virtual assistant users from 390 million (2015) to 1.8 billion worldwide by 2021; third-party forecast, not recorded as metric.