As emerging technologies continue to evolve, those within the tech industry must stay ahead of the trends set to dominate in 2025. It’s crucial to understand these developments, adapt to them, and invest wisely to secure a strong position in the rapidly changing landscape.
Here are 20+ emerging trends poised to shape the tech landscape in 2025:
Generative Artificial Intelligence
The recent revolution brought by AI will have deep effects in the coming years. AI's ability to create human-like content has caused disruption in many fields so far and will cause even more disruption in the coming years. All fields, from education, governance, cybersecurity to healthcare and creativity, will employ AI and will completely change these fields, for human involvement in these fields will be reduced substantially.
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According to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report, machines run by AI will replace 85 million jobs by 2025. AI's market value is also expected to rise to $267 billion by 2027. Also, AI is expected to contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Similarly, 28% of companies are employing AI for marketing purposes, and this is expected to rise in the coming years. In education, the worth of investment in AI is expected to be $6 billion by the end of 2024.
The World of Quantum Computing
The countries, China and America, are investing heavily in quantum computing whose potential can change computers completely. They have the ability to process data way faster than our conventional computers being used today. Moreover, quantum computers can help us in solving the complex and mysterious problems of the universe and in creating more advanced technologies in all fields of science.
Quantum computing is the future, and its experts are and will be in demand for a long time.
5G Revolution
So far available in some countries around the world, like the UAE, Singapore and South Korea, 5G is the next generation of mobile networking, way faster than its previous versions. The faster speed of 5G allows fast networking and connecting among networks and to the internet, resulting in fast data upload and download. This will also definitely increase its demand in all countries and markets.
Just like 4G before, 5G networking will force smartphone companies to produce 5G smartphones, making them a fashion around the world. It is the next big thing in phone networking.
Augmented Reality
To take the digital experience of humans to the next level, augmented reality handsets have been introduced by tech companies. These devices integrate a real life environment with digital content to make it more interesting and visually stunning. Headsets are generally used to first capture one’s surroundings and edit it as per one’s own wishes. Because of its attractiveness, its market and demand are expected to rise exponentially.
Augmented reality will have an impact on all fields of life, especially on education.
Virtual Reality
By taking another step from augmented reality, virtual reality is reached where whole digital reality is experienced by humans as if it were real. Virtual reality headsets have been in fashion for some years now in the gaming world where players experience the video games more intimately. Because it is highly appealing to humans, its demand, just like augmented reality, will keep on rising in the coming years, with a potential to give people the experience they want.
Extended Reality
If you combine augmented reality and virtual reality, and make it more impressive using technology, you will have extended reality. Extended reality is used mostly for training purposes, especially in aviation and healthcare. It provides real-life experiences to trainees who can train themselves without putting their life or anyone’s life at risk. In future, extended reality could be employed for other purposes as well, like education.
IoT Technology
IoT technology, the internet of things, involves communication among connected devices. The technology helps in sending and receiving data among devices to run various systems, like traffic controls, efficiently. Similarly, the technology facilitates in operating parking meters, waste management systems, and in monitoring healthcare systems. Due to these benefits, IoT will keep improving and its demand will keep rising.
Biotechnology
Biotechnology has already brought a revolution in agriculture by enabling humans to create fruits and vegetables that can withstand harsh environments and by increasing their nutrition value and yield. It has also helped us in water purification and waste management and in developing new medicine. With every passing decade, great advancements are being made in biotechnology which will not stop anytime soon.
Blockchain Technology
Blockchain technology was developed for security purposes; its main function is to keep the records of transactions and accounts safe. Users cannot alter anything in records without the consensus of the whole chain of networks. Because of its safety, the technology is the best thing for keeping medical and banking records. Also, it can also be employed in the voting system.
As blockchain continues to advance, its potential to revolutionize industries like finance, healthcare, and governance will only grow, solidifying its place as a cornerstone of secure, transparent digital transactions.
Auto Vehicles
The function of ‘auto’ is finally integrating into vehicles. Autonomous vehicles will allow humans to feel relaxed in the driver's seat and let AI drive for them. The advancement in AI will drastically improve this function and, in the next few years, autonomous vehicles will be common. Tesla has already introduced this feature in its electric vehicle, Robotaxi.
With its transformative capabilities, fully automatic cars and trucks are destined to redefine the mobility landscape and drive global progress in the coming year
Edge Computing Technology
Edge computing processes data where is being generated: devices that employ edge computing are closer to users. So, being closer, these devices, employing edge computing, process data and provide results faster than conventional computing. This technology is being used in autonomous vehicles, robots and IoT systems. Similarly many smartwatches and smartphones also employ edge computing. The technology will gain more popularity in 2025 due to it being more efficient.
Neuromorphic Computing
Neuromorphic computing involves chips that are designed according to the functions and neural activity of the human brain. This also the technology to deal with complex data and produce far better results. Hardware based on neuromorphic computing can improve the performance of AI more. Moreover, the technology is highly beneficial in applications requiring real-time learning and will be of great use in businesses and healthcare.
Personalized Medicine
The advancement in biotechnology and genomics have enabled humans to provide personalized medicine to patients, based on their genetic history and environment, rather than their age. Their genes provide details about what would be the best medical treatment for patients. This method is more effective and has less side-effects. And due to the ongoing research in biotechnology and genomics, the method of personalized medicine will not only become more precise and effective, but also more common around the world.
As the world adapts to new health challenges, personalized medicine trend will become a cornerstone of progress and efficiency in 2025.
Green Energy Transition
The world has started moving away from fossil fuels, and there is the green energy transition taking place to reduce the carbon footprint of the world to save our ozone layer and our planet from climatic disturbances. The transition involves moving towards solar, wind and bio energies. The use of solar panels for electricity is just the sign of what the future holds. So there will be a great investment in technologies dealing with photovoltaic cell designs, turbines and biofuels.
Wearable Health Assistants
Technology has made humans more and more independent. Now wearables have been introduced to help humans monitor their heart rate, pulse rate and sugar level themselves. Many smartwatches come with these features. Also, these devices are then connected to smartphones for analysis done by AI.
The need for such devices has always been there, and such smart wearable devices will always have better versions and more investment.
Voice Recognition Technology
Speech recognition has been integrated into smartphones for some time now. Apple’s Siri was influential in promoting this trend in the tech world. Now with the revolution and constant evolution of AI, speech recognition has become more accurate. With improvements in its accuracy, its usage will dominate in smartphones, cars and robotic interactions.
Voice recognition makes the interactions between technology and humans more intimate, convenient and faster.
Space Traveling
SpaceX and Blue Origin are the biggest proponents of space traveling. These companies have spent billions of dollars to create the best rockets for space traveling, and they have openly asserted their plan of colonizing Mars in the future. Moreover, space tourism is a part of their plans, which will undoubtedly be for the rich in the start–for only they can afford it–but with time, it will become accessible to the other people as well, just like it happened with cars and planes.
AI Generative Media
Because of AI, totally AI generative material is getting mixed with the original, distinguishing which is almost impossible for the naked eye. Deep fakes of famous personalities have already raised ethical questions regarding AI’s usage. But AI’s use to generate content including audio and video for educational as well as entertainment purposes will rise in the coming years due to it being more convenient. At the same time, unethical usages of it will also surge.
Robotics
Already robots are being used in restaurants as waiters and for education purposes in advanced countries. With the boom in AI, their efficiency to do complex tasks and help humans in difficult situations, especially their usage for military purposes, is improving fast. Robots have already taken over the manufacturing of machines, like cars, globally. According to one report, robots could replace 30% of the human workforce by 2030. Similarly, their precision, with the help of AI, will allow them to enter other fields soon. Japan has been demonstrating this for some time now.
Digital Twins
Using a digital copy of a physical device to study, understand and create it in a physical form has been in use in manufacturing of machines. It helps in finding out the faults of a machine and studying it thoroughly without the need to move around a physical thing. Also, it reduces the cost of designing and creating a machine substantially. The technology has a great scope in healthcare as well.
Telemedicine
Instead of traveling to a doctor in person, patients can use digital platforms to communicate with doctors and receive prescriptions. Telemedicine is becoming a trend due to Covid-19’s impact on societies around the world. Telemedicine is a new phenomenon. It is expected to include all services that could be provided online in the coming years.
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology involves atomic level manipulation of matter to create products. These products are more powerful and enduring. The technology has been used to create smaller chips. Moreover, it has been employed in medicine, manufacturing, energy, food industry, construction etc. Its potential and applications are vast. The future will uncover more of its miracles.
AI TRiSM
It stands for AI Trust, Risk, and Security Management. Because usage of AI poses ethical and security threats, AI TRiSM makes sure that AI never crosses those lines. It is a new technology trend whose function is to reduce the risk of AI being used for unethical purposes and to restrain AI’s usage as per the policy of governments. It will help authorities detect and stop any usage of AI that is against norms of a society or against official policy of a state.
As the usage of AI will become more and more common in the coming years, so will the demand and implementation of AI TRiSM.
