technology predictions for 2024 | Future timeline

Read technology predictions for 2024, a year that will see the world transform thanks to disruptions in technology that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore some of them below. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

technology forecasts for 2024

  • Generative AI growth slows down due to global regulations and high data training costs. Likelihood: 60 percent.1
  • Meta releases its celebrity AI chatbot service. Likelihood: 85 percent.1
  • The Digital Services Act, which ensures the safety of users online and establishes governance of the protection of fundamental digital rights, takes affect across the European Union. Likelihood: 80 percent1
  • Since 2022, about 57% of companies globally have invested more in information communication technology, particularly among the biotechnology, retail, finance, food and beverage, and public administration sectors. Likelihood: 70 percent1
  • India partners with France and builds six reactors of a 10,000 MW nuclear power plant project in Maharashtra. Likelihood: 70%1
  • More than 50 percent of Internet traffic to homes will be from appliances and other home devices. 1
  • The Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link between Denmark and Germany is expected to open. 1
  • New prosthetic models convey sensations of feeling. 1
  • First manned mission to Mars. 1
  • Artificial muscles used in robots can lift more weight and generate more mechanical power than human muscles 1
  • New prosthetic models convey sensations of feeling 1
  • First manned mission to Mars 1
  • Saudi Arabia's "Jubail II" is fully built1
Forecast
In 2024, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
  • China achieves its aim of producing 40 percent of the semiconductors it uses in its manufactured electronics by 2020 and 70 percent by 2025. Likelihood: 80% 1
  • Between 2022 to 2026, the worldwide shift from smartphones to wearable augmented reality (AR) glasses will begin and will accelerate as the 5G rollout is completed. These next-generation AR devices will offer users context-rich information about their environment in real-time. (Likelihood 90%) 1
  • Between 2022 to 2024, cellular vehicle-to-everything technology (C-V2X) will be included in all new vehicle models sold in the US, enabling better communication between cars and city infrastructure, and reducing accidents overall. Likelihood: 80% 1
  • The Intelligent Transport System’s global conference is to be held in Birmingham, putting the spotlight on the UK’s active efforts in driverless vehicle research and other transport innovations. Likelihood: 70% 1
  • Artificial muscles used in robots can lift more weight and generate more mechanical power than human muscles 1
  • New prosthetic models convey sensations of feeling 1
  • First manned mission to Mars 1
  • Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 0.9 US dollars 1
  • Saudi Arabia's "Jubail II" is fully built 1
  • World sales of electric vehicles reaches 9,206,667 1
  • Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 84 exabytes 1
  • Global Internet traffic grows to 348 exabytes 1
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