Technologies that bring several people together in order to come up with more advanced and collective thoughts and solutions to problems. swarm technology: AI intelligence

People have a mixed response to technology. Our working lives revolve around broadband speeds and connectivity but there is a growing backlash to the ubiquitous smartphone and social media. Lets hope that any technology developments have a human aspect.

The blockchain is promising in finance and healthcare, but the digital currency may be going to die. The 5G internet service will be commercially available and facilitate the telemedicine. Just guess about innovation in 2019!

Paolo Beffagnotti , my thoughts:

• Ethical internet. Discussions about iusolation, cyber-security and bullying are more and more frequent --> Agree, companies are discussion this topic more open, also as different cases rose awareness in society. Discussions are about ethics include also responsible and transparent algorithms (AI), to reduce the risk of decisions biases. Based on European GDPR, individuals have the right to understand why an AI has decided for or against them.
• From smart home to cities, however I think more time is still needed --> Agreed,
• Real time services --> The Gig economy is on the rise, so on-demand services will include not only relative basics, as taxi, but also white collar knowledge (like the currnt-platform for example)
• A further evolution of blockchain and digital currencies --.> I am a bit more skeptical for 2019, as bitcoin and other currencies lost value. Also for other blockchains, I not saw many practical examples yet.
• Faster response time on internet, the speed will increase --> 5G supports the Internet of Things, which include we will receive a lot more connected sensors. More sensors mean more data-input, which will benefit the implementation of Digital Twins for all kind of applications.

Here are my thoughts -

Ethical internet. Discussions about iusolation, cyber-security and bullying are more and more frequent
Cyber security is a must and it'll be more as need then trend. Cyber Security runs parallel to any trend. I think with the large and growing numbers of IoT devices, cyber security needs will increase more and more.

From smart home to cities, however I think more time is still needed
Smart home are there but cities need a lot more things. Also, we need a better definition of "Smart City"

Real time services
I think real time services have quite a mature technology now ( push, XMPP, etc). With the help of upcoming 5G more IoT devices will be powered by cell network. Hence, I see a lot of innovation in use cases.

A further evolution of blockchain and digital currencies
Blockchain evolition for sure but for digital currency I can not say. Digital currencies are a subject of Business, Politics and Economics then technology. Blockchain has already proven that it can make powerful digital currencies. It's the government, bank and regularities have to act now.

Faster response time on internet, the speed will increase
I have some good hope for 5G. Though more then speed I would still bet on reach. Still reach is a big issue for cellular networks.

Interesting subject and opinions.

I find that technology is falling in on itself, imploding instead of exploding.

The web/internet ethos of 2019: instead of more, there will be less - reining in privacy abuses, fake news, all sorts of invasive marketing and advertising, bogus product reviews, the list goes on and on.

Smart homes (whatever they are) are making lives more complicated, not simpler. Monitors strapped on your body every which way, beeping and vibrating, are a boon for the mental health industry - people are walking nervous wrecks:

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I love technology. I have not all but a lot of the 'stuff' - Echos, a smartphone, computers, a tablet, a car with all the latest tech dodads built-in, an instant pot. But there will be a backlash.

Agreed that smart home and city is still at their early stages, but it is catching up. Perhaps a few more years are needed for it to be mature and fully disseminated into the society. However, cryptocurrencies seems to be dying down as people are looking more into real possessions such as gold, silver.....One thing for sure is that internet speed will increase as technology relies in internet. In today world, communications, connections and networking rely heavily on the internet services. Furthermore, humans rely on internet more than before. Thus, there is a pressing need to improve the internet services.

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Autonomous vehicles on closed territories, like mining trucks or other smaller support trucks.