A REPORT SAYS YOUR SMARTPHONES WILL DISAPPEAR IN 5 YEARS

As a result of rapid improvements in Artificial Intelligence technology, smartphones screen may disappear in the next five years according to a report by Ericsson. Making a prediction there won’t be smartphones in the next five years sounds like a rather bold thing to say.

Smartphones may disappear in 5 years, claims a report by Ericsson

Smartphones have become totally integrated into our lives and a lot of us find it rather impossible trying to spend a whole day without checking the screen like a hundred times. The report, titled 10 Hot Consumer Trends 2016 , says:

 Artificial Intelligence (AI) will enable interaction with objects without the need for a smartphone screen

While the use of AI is definitely on the rise, it’s rather premature predicting the death of smartphones. A lot of things can happen in 5 years and the landscape might have changed the the idea of smartphones screen getting totally replaced with Artificial Intelligence sounds rather impossible.

Then, the study isn’t just a bunch of opinions formed based on assumptions and trends, Ericsson sampled real people–  these are 6,649 urban iOS/Android smartphone user from 13 different cities around the world.

A large number of those who participated in the survey think they would be able to interact with their home appliances the way they interact with people through Artificial Intelligence. 85% of these people believe wearable assistants will be the next big thing in the next five years.

Are we looking at a world dominated by wearable assistants, virtual reality and the likes? Without smartphones?

I personally think this won’t really happen, at leats, not in the next five years. Artificial intelligence might make us use our smartphones screen a lot less but no, it won’t eliminate the smartphone. Digital Assistants on smartphones like Siri, Cortana and Google Now are obviously getting smarter but then, they’re only going to augment the way we interacted with smartphones.

Click the link below to get the full detail of what Artificial intelligence is planning in the next few years in the smartphone world