【英文】德勤报告：全球技术趋势2023（83页）

英文研究报告 2023年02月17日 07:29 管理员

Electronic, digital general-purpose computers appeared about 100 years afer Babbage’s design. Room-sized computers weighed tons and were programmed with punch cards, but within three decades, users interacted with desk-sized computers using the command-line interface. By the 1990s, desktop-sized computers boasted graphical user interfaces, and simple iconography replaced arcane computer syntax. Later, point-and-click evolved to touch-and-swipe on portable computers carried in pockets and worn on wrists, and to virtual assistants that can understand voice commands. Today, extended reality can take us to immersive 3D universes where our digital doppelgangers interact and engage in virtual experiences.

The technologies that power human-computer interaction get more complex, but user experiences get simpler. So what’s simpler still? Ambient experiences, in which ubiquitous digital assistants monitor the environment, awaiting a voice, gesture, or glance, reacting to (or proactively anticipating) and fulflling our requests. And beyond that? Neural interfaces that aford direct communication between biological thought and digital response. Today’s smart thermostats accept voice control; tomorrow’s will know you feel chilly and proactively adjust to ensure your comfort. Researchers are already exploring how neural interfaces might help people with certain disabilities use brain signals to control external devices.