Insider Intelligence’s Tech Trends to Watch in 2022

The Metaverse, Space, and AI Will Face Consumer Privacy and Bias Concerns

Report by Jessica Lis, and Yoram Wurmser  |  Dec 1, 2021

Insider Intelligence’s Top Trends to Watch in 2022

Our analysts, forecasters, and researchers worked together to deliver the latest trends in Insider Intelligence’s coverage areas for 2022.

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Executive Summary
Introduction
Trend: Dreams of Owning the ‘Metaverse’ Will Drive Big Tech Investments 
Trend: Privacy Regulations Will Shape Business Strategies Worldwide
Trend: The Space Race to Bridge the Digital Divide Matures
Trend: Ethical AI Becomes Core Practice
Trend: Speaking with Machines Becomes Commonplace
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Even as tech companies pour money into the metaverse, space-based connectivity, and more sophisticated virtual assistants, they’ll face more pressure.
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Technology
Consumer Privacy & Security
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
United States
Worldwide
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Trend: Dreams of Owning the ‘Metaverse’ Will Drive Big Tech Investments 
Trend: Privacy Regulations Will Shape Business Strategies Worldwide
Trend: The Space Race to Bridge the Digital Divide Matures
Trend: Ethical AI Becomes Core Practice
Trend: Speaking with Machines Becomes Commonplace
Read Next
Sources
Media Gallery

Executive Summary

Big technology bets—mRNA vaccines, videoconferencing, and rapid delivery—won during the pandemic. In 2022, the tech industry will make some new bets on the future, including space-based internet, the metaverse, and voice-based internet. But it will also need to overcome consumer and government concerns about bias and privacy.

Questions this report covers:

  • Will the hype over the metaverse influence the new products that consumers see?
  • Will concerns about algorithmic bias and privacy affect the tech industry?
  • Will the battle between tech giants lead to improvements in how we connect to the internet?
AR & VR Headset Shipments Worldwide, 2021-2025 (millions)
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KEY STAT: Visions of the metaverse rely on widespread adoption of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets, which are set to become much more common in the next four years.

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Table of Contents

  1. Executive Summary
  2. Introduction
  3. Trend: Dreams of Owning the ‘Metaverse’ Will Drive Big Tech Investments 
  4. Trend: Privacy Regulations Will Shape Business Strategies Worldwide
  1. Trend: The Space Race to Bridge the Digital Divide Matures
  2. Trend: Ethical AI Becomes Core Practice
  3. Trend: Speaking with Machines Becomes Commonplace
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  2. Media Gallery

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AR & VR Headset Shipments Worldwide, 2021-2025 (millions)Views on Current Laws and Practices to Protect Personal Data According to US Likely Voters, July 2021 (% of respondents)
US Adults Who Own a Smartphone but Do Not Have Home Broadband Service, by Demographic, Feb 2021 (% of respondents in each group)Current Organizational Approaches to Detecting and Correcting AI Model Basis According to Executives Worldwide, March 2021 (% of respondents)
What Activities Have US Smart Speaker Owners Done on Their Smart Speakers? (% of respondents, by demographic, Oct 2021)

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Jessica Lis, and Yoram Wurmser

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