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Taking a look into the future, Ericsson Consumer Lab has presented the sixth edition of its annual trend report The 10 Hot Consumer Trends for 2017 and beyond. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an important theme this year and consumers see it playing a much more prominent role than before - both in society and at work. In fact, 35% of advanced Internet users want an AI advisor at work, and one in four would like an AI as their manager.
These are the 10 trends for 2017 and beyond:
AI Everywhere:
35% of advanced Internet users want an AI advisor at work, and one in four would like an AI as their manager. At the same time, almost half are concerned that AI robots will soon make a lot of people lose their jobs.
Setting the Pace for Internet of Things
Consumers are...