Age of AI Brings New Opportunities and Challenges

On January 23rd, HCLSoftware convened a panel of 10 experts for a deep discussion on the implication for tech and humanity convergence in an Age of AI.  Panelists at this Davos event included:

• Dr. Basma Albuhairan, Managing Director C4IR, Saudi Arabia
• Dan Beck, President and Chief Product Officer, SAP SuccessFactors
• Sandy Carter, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Go To Market, Unstoppable Domains
• Camila Clarke, Chief Executive Officer, Clarke Capital Advisors
• Eric FAJOLE, Director Paris Region, Business France
• Kalyan Kumar (KK), Chief Product Officer, HCLSoftware
• Jessica Montgomery, Director, Al@cam, University of Cambridge
• Stefanie Olives, WEF Global Shaper, Brazil Hub
• Diana Zamora, Global Public Policy Director, Mastercard

The group started by taking a futurist look into 2030, envisioning how software organizations would shape the future.  As expected, a deep discussion ensued on the topic of how Agentic AI is creating adaptive, resilient, and intelligent systems.  Many of the panelists envisioned a world that became more ambient, with context providing mass personalization at scale, and instrumentation to understand human intent. 

As conversations continued into other trends such as quantum software development, a consensus emerged that the technology had tremendous potential, yet was still 3 to 5 years away before any pragmatic applications would arrive with early adopters.  On the topic of Robotics, the convergence towards a singularity became more apparent, given the inverted population growth in many advanced economies.  Panelists discussed the need for safety and reliability of these systems and the guardrails required for responsible AI.

The Bottom Line: Tech Trends Stay Two To Three Years Ahead of Adoption

As with any early set of trends, the pioneers have set the pace for main stream adoption and use cases.  Today's trends with early adopters show promise in the latest development in AI strong tendencies for robots and automation, and a need to improve efficient energy consumption.  Constellation believes that AI adoption will fundamentally change business models.  Companies who embark on AI will have a 10x advantage over similar peers who put off deployment.  Meanwhile, expect a massive convergence of disciplines leading to faster cycles of innovation and adoption.

Your POV

What tech trends did we miss? Where do you see the most adoption?

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