The technology trends in 2025

The technology trends in 2025

CRS Technology Consultants joined ABC7 to discuss what we can expect from tech companies in 2025.

Updated: 10:15 AM EST Dec 30, 2024

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THAT’S YOUR ABC 7 MOST ACACCURATE FORECAST. >> WELL, 2020 FOR THE YEAR OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM COMPUTERS TO PHONES. AI CAN BE FOUND NEARLY EVERYWHERE. BUT THE START OF A NEW YEAR ALWAYS BRINGS NEW TECHNOLOGY. AND THIS MORNING FRONT JOHN JOYCE IS BACK WITH US IS THE CO-OWNER OF CIRRUS TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS WITH MORE ON WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM TECH COMPANIES IN THE YEAR 2025, GOOD TO SEE ALWAYS. ALL RIGHT. WHAT ARE WE SEEING HERE? >> IN THE YEAR 2025? WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY. ALREADY DID. THE LEAD RIGHT? AI IS EVERYWHERE. THIS YEAR. STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND WE TALKED A FEW TIMES EVEN THROUGH THIS YEAR ABOUT IT. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY NEW PRODUCT, ALMOST IT’S BY THE FALL HAVE TO HAVE IT ON THE SIDE OF THE BOX. AS WE SAY, YOU KNOW, IS WHETHER IT’S IN A NEW WORD PROCESSOR A WEBSITE AND APP. WHAT WE’RE SEEING COMING IN 2025, THOUGH, SERVICES OF INTEGRATED AI THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BUT THE PRODUCTS ARE STILL TO COME HERE. THESE COMPANIES AT THE END OF THE DAY HAVE TO MAKE MONEY. SO, YOU KNOW WHAT’S ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY IS GOING TO BE A GADGET YEAR. THEY’RE HOPING AT LEAST ARE GOING TO BUY OFF THE SHELF NEXT YEAR. YOU THINK ANY KIND OF NEW AI OR ANYTHING CAN COME OUT? I MEAN, I’VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF CHATGPT TO LIKE 3 YEARS AGO THEY WILL RISE. YEAH, THEY WOULD LIKE TO THINK THERE’S NEW AI COMING IN. THAT’S MUCH DEEPER CONVERSATION THAT WOULD TAKE MORE TIME WE HAVE TODAY. BUT >> WHAT THEY’RE RUNNING INTO IS TOWING EFFECT. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS THIS HOPE THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AT A CERTAIN SPEED. WE’RE SEEING THAT SPEED KIND OF TAPER OFF AND SLOW DOWN THE NEED FOR MORE DATA. THE NEED FOR NEW TRAINING MATERIAL. IT’S NOT BEING PRODUCED AS FAST AS THEY WOULD HOPE. SO EYES ARE MATURING AS FAST AS THEY WOULD HOPE. BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE AGAIN, THEY STILL HAVE TO MAKE MONEY. THEY STILL HAVE SHAREHOLDERS AFTER REPORT, TOO. SO WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEE ANY FEWER PRODUCTS THEY MAY JUST NOT BE AS MATURE AND DEVELOP AS THE PEOPLE SELLING THEM WOULD HAVE HOPED. HOW IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT US? HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT BUSINESSES? DO YOU THINK WE AS WELL AS WITH ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO SPEED UP ITS VERY EASY TO GET EXCITED ABOUT A NEW TOY TO PLAY WITH, RIGHT, BE WORK OR AT HOME A DEVICE CAN SUDDENLY DO SOMETHING I COULDN’T DO BEFORE A MUNDANE TASK THAT YOU REALLY DON’T ENJOY DOING. YOU CAN NOW HANDOFF TO A ROBOT AND DO THIS FOR ME. THAT’S ALL GREAT. WE STILL HAVE TO REMEMBER, THOUGH, THESE ARE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, THEIR IN THEIR INFANCY. WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES AND EVERYONE AROUND US TOO, IN SLOW DOWN ASSESSES WHAT I’M DOING SAFE. IS IT SMART? IS IT RIGHT FOR MY BUSINESS? IF YOU’RE AT WORK ISN’T RIGHT FOR MY FAMILY. IF I’M AT HOME, WE SHOULD BE ASKED THESE QUESTIONS WITH ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY, BUT ESPECIALLY ONE THAT’S STILL KIND OF A BLACK BOX TO A LOT OF THE USERS THATRE ON THE OTHER SIDE USING REALLY IMPORTANT SAFETY MEASURE. WHAT ABOUT OUR HOMES? HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT THAT? IT AGAIN, PRODUCTS ON THE SHELF RIGHT OF THE SMART HOME IS NOT NEW. IT I CERTAINLY BY A LONG TIME. BUT HISTORICALLY IT’S MORE BEEN ABOUT KNOW YOUR TELEVISION SET OR A NEW STREAMING PLATFORM WE’RE SEEING COMING MORE AND MORE TO YOUR THERMOSTAT. YOUR LIGHT BULBS WASHING MACHINE THAT THAT’S THAT THEY’VE ALL GOT A CHIP IN THEM, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN ALL AMAZING THINGS. IT ALSO MEANS THEY CAN BREAK IN NEW AND AMAZING WAYS ALSO. SO WE’VE ALL KIND OF BECOME PART TIME SYSTEMS. ENGINEERS AT HOME LEARNING HOW TO MAKE OUR STUFF WORK IN A WAY THAT WE JUST DIDN’T HAVE BEFORE. DOES THAT MEAN SOMEBODY COULD HAVE CLIMATE WASHING MACHINE AND IT ALWAYS LEADS BACK TO THE RIGHT. BUT BUT IT’S TRUE. IT WAS A REAL THING JUST YEAR TO BACK. THERE WAS A HACKER RING OUT THERE THAT WAS BREAKING INTO PEOPLE’S HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEMS AND THEN SPEAKING TO THEM THROUGH THE CAMERA AND ACTUALLY HOLDING THEM RANSOM SAID, GIVE US BITCOIN AND WE’RE GOING TO KEEP HEAPING ON YOUR CAMERAS. >> DO YOU SEE ANY OTHER BROAD TRENDS THAT COMING UP IN THE YEAR 2025, AS WE TALK ABOUT TV’S AS WE TALK ABOUT A TOUGH LINE SAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> AGAIN, THESE COMPANIES WANT TO TELL US NEW THINGS YOU SEE ITS WAY TO DO THAT IS TO PROVIDE US A NEW THING TO GO BY. SO WE’RE GOING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, FOLDABLE PHONES ARE NOT A NEW THING, BUT THEY’RE MATURING OF THE SUN FROM THE PESO. YOU KNOW, JUST WHAT I WAS AT A SMARTPHONE IN THEIR POCKET AND COMPANIES ARE REALIZING THESE ONE OF THE EASIEST WAY TO GET YOU BUY A NEW ONE IS TO MAKE THE NEW PHONE ACTUALLY LOOKING DIFFERENT. NOT JUST DO NEW THINGS WOULD HAVE BE ABLE TO FOLD UP IN A DIFFERENT WAY OR BE USED IN DIFFERENT THE OTHER ONE IS, YOU KNOW, IF THE IF THE LAST FRONTIER WAS IN OUR POCKET, A LOT OF THE COMPANIES FEEL ARE THE NEXT FRONTIER IS ON OUR FACE. AND THEY WERE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LIKE TO SELL A STUFF LIKE THIS. THAT’S CERTAINLY NOT A FASHION STATEMENT ON ME ALL. LOOKS IT’S A LOOK, RIGHT. BUT IT’S LOADED DOWN WITH CAMERAS AND SENSORS AI IS HERE. THIS EXAMPLE OF COLLABORATION WITH RAY BAN AND THEIR IDEA IS HOW CAN WE INTEGRATE MORE AND MORE OF THESE SERVICES INTO PLACES THAT WEREN’T THERE BEFORE? JUST LOOK AT PAIR THICK. >> THE CRANE ARE THINK LYNN’S GLASSES OR THINK FRANK GLASSES, RIGHT? THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WAS MAY HAVE THEY’VE BEEN POPULAR BACK IN THE 60’S OR 70’S. THEY COULDN’T BE HAPPIER THAT BECAME MORE STYLISH BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HIDE BATTERIES AND SENSORS AND EVERYTNG ELSE AND THEM. BUT AGAIN, WITH THAT COMES THE SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONVERSATION. COOL. THIS IS. >> A REALLY GREAT NEW TOOL. I HAVE TO PLAY WITH A MUSCLE TALKING WITH A PAIR OF CAMERAS POINTING AT EVERYONE THAT I TALKED TO ONE WEARING THAT’S THAT’S A SOCIAL CONTRACT THAT WE ALL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH IN DECIDING WHAT’S RIGHT. WHAT’S THE RIGHT WAY TO DO THAT? THAT’S THE SAFE WAY TO DO THAT. 100%. IF PEOPLE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON CIRRUS TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT WORKING, THEY OVER TO OUR WEB SITES HERE AS TO C DOT COM. WE’VE GOT OUR RESOURCES PAGE. WE RECENTLY OUT OF POCKET PUSHED UP ABOUT CYBERSECURITY BEST PRACTICES NEXT YEAR. AND THEN OUR PODCAST EVERY VERSE THOSE TOPICS AS VERY GOOD, JOHN. IT ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE HAPPY NEW YEAR AS