Top 25 emerging technologies: Which ones will live up to the hype?

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Gartner has identified 25 key emerging technologies to watch in its latest Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies study, with the metaverse, NFTs, causal AI and industry cloud platforms amongst those topping the list in 2022.

The research firm put together this list by identifying key insights from more than 2,000 technologies and applied frameworks that it profiles each year. Gartner grouped emerging technology trends around three themes: expansion of immersive experiences, acceleration of AI Automation and optimization of technologist delivery. 

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Technology that evolves and expands immersive experiences is important because the future of digital experiences lies in immersive technology, the analyst said. It identified the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), super apps and Web3, decentralized identity, digital humans and digital twin of the customer and internal talent marketplaces as the technologies to watch in this category. 

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Technology that accelerates AI automation is valuable because AI is becoming an integral part of products, services and solutions. Gartner identified autonomic systems, causal AI, foundation models, generative design AI and machine learning code generation as the technologies to watch in this category. 

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