The Technologies That Will Shape 2019

Let’s face it; there’s a new technological innovation around every corner.

- Benjamin Kerry & Gavin Lenaghan

AI, IoT AND THE OTHER ESSENTIAL TECH DEVELOPMENTS OF THE MONTHS AHEAD

Let’s face it; there’s a new technological innovation around every corner. New products are being patented, perfected and launched relentlessly, as competition between companies, industries, and even countries intensifies. Certainly, 2019 is set to be no different, in that there will be a lot of different technologies reaching consumers.

But which ones will prove to be the most influential this year? 5G is set to arrive, but will take longer than the next 10 months to have a significant impact. Plus, until 5G is the new norm, we might not see the likes of autonomous cars and cities become standard fare either.

However, with just shy of 300 days left on the calendar for this year, we’ve put together a list of technologies that will exercise a major influence before we head into the 2020s.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

One technology that is set to become more autonomous is AI, which has developed to the point where it will soon start to react independently. Responding to the data and circumstances available, machine learning and neural networks are now more advanced than ever before, and will continue to advance this year. When 2020 does come around, it is estimated that a quarter of all online queries will be made with voice commands.