Forrester: Aerial Drones, AI Chips, Sustainability Management, And Synthetic Data Among Additional Emerging Technologies To Watch In 2024

Forrester: Aerial Drones, AI Chips, Sustainability Management, And Synthetic Data Among Additional Emerging Technologies To Watch In 2024

Sep 4 2024

Following its initial list of thetop 10 emerging technologiesfor 2024, Forrester has released a new report,Ten More Top Emerging Technologies For 2024, which identifies additional technologies that can deliver tangible return on investment for firms over the next two years, including:

• Aerial drones.Unmanned aerial drones, which can fulfill commercial tasks like mapping, surveying, and product delivery, offer business value in several ways. In addition to automating tasks that require repetitive manual labor or expensive equipment, aerial drones can provide critical insights from data collection and replace risky manual inspections that require extensive field operations or occur in hazardous environments.
• AI chips.These chips can improve power efficiency and transistor density to create more powerful systems that can train genAI models faster and with less energy. Additionally, AI chips enable enterprises to build their own AI models by using their datasets for training and inferencing. AI chips embedded in smartphones and personal computers will further productivity, with lower risks for employees and consumers using edge devices.
• Sustainability management.Emerging regulations and increasing environmental sustainability voluntary commitments will force organizations to seek out sustainability management software for accurate sustainability data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Synthetic data.In addition to processing personal data for AI, genAI, and analytics, synthetic data allows organizations to generate rich sets of quality data per their needs. This type of data also offers enterprises more agility and flexibility for data sharing, both internally and externally.

Additionally, four emerging technologies - blockchain, decentralized digital identity, explainable AI, and sensory AI - will deliver significant benefits for enterprises in the next five years. Two emerging technologies, 6G and quantum computing platforms, remain five or more years from realizing their potential.

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