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Edition covers '2018 and beyond'. Gartner's stated count: 10 (press release: 'top 10 strategic predictions'). Found in public source: 10 top predictions. Client report: "Top Strategic Predictions for 2018 and Beyond: Pace Yourself, for Sanity's Sake" (paywalled). 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.
By 2020, five of the top seven digital giants will willfully "self-disrupt" to create their next leadership opportunity.
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By the end of 2020, the banking industry will derive $1 billion in business value from the use of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies.
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By 2020, AI-driven creation of "counterfeit reality," or fake content, will outpace AI's ability to detect it, fomenting digital distrust.
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In 2020, AI will become a positive net job motivator, creating 2.3 million jobs while eliminating only 1.8 million jobs.
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By 2020, IoT technology will be in 95 percent of electronics for new product designs.
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By 2021, early adopter brands that redesign their websites to support visual- and voice-search will increase digital commerce revenue by 30 percent.
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By 2021, more than 50 percent of enterprises will be spending more per annum on bots and chatbot creations than traditional mobile app developments.
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By 2021, 40 percent of IT staff will be versatilists, holding multiple roles, most of which will be business, rather than technology-related.
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By 2022, most people in mature economies will consume more false information than true information.
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Through 2022, half of all security budgets for IoT will go to fault remediation, recalls and safety failures rather than protection.
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