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IABM Lead Research Analyst, Lorenzo Zanni, has put together this interactive chart detailing the key changes in Tech Trends 2018: Cloud, AI, IP, UHD and Cyber Security
The combination of virtual reality and artificial intelligence will be “mind blowing and profitable,” according to Lorenzo Zanni and Stan Moote. The cool thing about immersive technology like virtual reality (VR) is that it transforms us into an interactive virtual world (full 360 degrees). So how does artificial intelligence (AI) fit with VR? If AI is typically defined as intelligent technology capable of replicating human learning and problem-solving skills, the trick with VR will be for AI to anticipate what the viewer wants to see and prepare as it streams out to their headset. Gamers are doing this now by starting to incorporate AI alongside canned player action responses. This way when a player does something out of the norm, a new reaction is “dreamed up” by the AI engine. [bctt tweet="The trick with VR will be for AI to anticipate what the viewer wants to see and prepare as it streams out to their headset - Why immersive tech need artificial intelligence - IABM Journal"] This adds a whole new dimension to the virtual world and there is no reason why this can’t be used for predicting even simple reactions – such as understanding where the viewer will most...
Darren Long, Sky Darren Long, Director of Sky Production Services, discusses what drives the company as a whole: Sky presently looking at the next wave of technology, which is app based with a greater flexibility and their potential to save money and make the organisation more agile. For example, Sky are looking to AI to replace repetitive tasks that add no value and are not needed in the long term. Don’t sell That’s right. I do not want to be sold to. I want to engage with people who understand my company’s needs and want to help Sky become more efficient and even better at what it does. There’s a massive difference; read on! Get noticed While I spend my life wondering what’s on the other side of the wall, I don’t always get the time to actually look over it! I don’t get time to read lots of magazines or search the websites to find the latest products, I also can’t visit all the stands at trade shows, and clearly I can’t have a relationship with 100+ companies to keep up with everything, so if you want to be considered, you need to think hard how you’re going to...
