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As I write this, 2024 is drawing to a close in an explosion ofAI product announcements.
Not a day passes without anew model, technique or software being launched or improved.
Whether you love it or hate it, AI is here to stay.
I’d be surprised if we don’t also get Claude 4.0 from Anthropic.
The rise of AI agents
More agents, more reasoning and definitely more real world understanding.
That means powering real world tasks, becoming more reliable and delivering more sizzle.
A hot sector to watch out for next year is that of edge AI computing.
The integration of AI into our portable devices and small products is exciting and probable over the coming year.
Google has the most to play for in this regard, with its dominance of the Android smartphone platform.
Look out for more complete integration between Android and AI, with Android XR being the start.
Apple remains a dark horse.
Suddenly we’re seeing important and interesting tools arriving from the Far East.
Final thoughts
Next year will likely see the continued dominance of the current mega AI tech companies.
The simple reason is this is an expensive game.
In some ways 2025 is likely to be more of the same, but not.
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