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Edition covers '2014 and beyond'. Gartner's stated count: 10 (press release: '10 predictions'; each has a near-term flag). Found in public source: 10 top predictions plus 10 near-term flags. gartner.com returns 403 to scripted fetches; text read from the Internet Archive snapshot listed in sources. Quotes are the prediction headline sentences as printed in the press release; body text is not stored.
A larger scale version of an "Occupy Wall Street"-type movement will begin by the end of 2014, indicating that social unrest will start to foster political debate.
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The number of Kickstarter-based auctions of personal data will increase by triple-digit percentages by the end of 2014.
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Economically priced cars with "automated assist" technology added as standard equipment will increase by through 2014 as an indicator of adoption.
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In 2014, the number of speech recognition applications running on deep neural network algorithms will double.
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At least one major western manufacturer will claim to have had intellectual property (IP) stolen for a mainstream product by thieves using 3D printers who will likely reside in those same western markets rather than in Asia by 2015.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration or comparable agency in a developed nation that is charged with evaluating all medical proposals will introduce guidelines that prohibit the bioprinting of life-saving 3D printed organs and tissues without its prior approval by end of 2015.
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Consumer goods companies that employ crowdsourced solutions in marketing campaigns or new product development will enjoy a 1 percent revenue boost over noncrowdsourced competitors by 2015.
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By 2015, at least one more Snowden or WikiLeaks moment will occur, indicating an upward trend in corporations and governments' acceptance that they cannot protect all sensitive information.
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The number of smartphone apps requesting to share consumer data will increase twofold by 2015, indicating a rise in the number of marketers or proprietors who seek access to customer profile data.
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By 2016, 3D printing of tissues and organs (bioprinting) will cause a global debate about regulating the technology or banning it for both human and nonhuman use.
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By 2017, more than half of consumer goods manufacturers will receive 75 percent of their consumer innovation and R&D capabilities from crowdsourced solutions.
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By 2017, 80 percent of consumers will collect, track and barter their personal data for cost savings, convenience and customization.
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By 2017, 10 percent of computers will be learning rather than processing.
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By 2018, 3D printing will result in the loss of at least $100 billion per year in intellectual property globally.
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Virtual personal assistant usage in business grows more quickly in 2017 and 2018 than iPad usage did in 2010 and 2011.
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By 2020, the labor reduction effect of digitization will cause social unrest and a quest for new economic models in several mature economies.
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By 2020, enterprises and governments will fail to protect 75 percent of sensitive data, and declassify and grant broad/public access to it.
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By 2020, a majority of knowledge worker career paths will be disrupted by smart machines in both positive and negative ways.
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By 2020, consumer data collected from wearable devices will drive 5 percent of sales from the Global 1000.
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By 2024, at least 10 percent of activities potentially injurious to human life will require mandatory use of a nonoverideable "smart system."
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