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Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies

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2017

32 entries

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Label	Phase	Time to plateau	Confidence	Note
Smart Dust		>10
4D Printing		>10
Artificial General Intelligence		>10
Deep Reinforcement Learning		5-10
Neuromorphic Hardware		5-10
Human Augmentation		>10
5G		5-10
Serverless PaaS		2-5
Digital Twin		5-10
Quantum Computing		>10
Volumetric Displays		>10
Brain-Computer Interface		>10
Conersation User Interfaces		5-10
Smart Workspace		5-10
Augmented Data Discovery		2-5
Edge Computing		2-5
Smart Robots		5-10
IoT Platform		2-5
Virtual Assistants		5-10
Connected Home		5-10
Deep Learning		2-5
Machine Learning		2-5
Autonomous Vehicles		>10
Nanotube Electronics		5-10
Cognitive Computing		5-10
Blockchain		5-10
Commercial UAVs (Drones)		2-5
Cognitive Expert Advisors		2-5
Enterprise Taxonomy and Ontology Management		5-10
Software-Defined Security		2-5
Augmented Reality		5-10
Virtual Reality		2-5