2023 was undoubtedly the year of the artificial intelligence explosion. For 2024, in the field of Tech, we already have a slight idea of the events that could mark the year.
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2024 overview
For the tech industry, 2024 will get underway on January 9 with the opening of the Las Vegas Innovation Show. Apple was again absent in the midst of preparations for the American launch of the Vision Pro, which could arrive in the United States as early as February. No one has yet understood how Apple will position this first mixed reality mask, which will retail for the equivalent of over €4,000, including VAT.
It’s also a very important start to the year for Samsung, with what could be the first range of smartphones from the Korean manufacturer to be boosted by artificial intelligence. We’re considering the Galaxy S24 Ultra and a potential announcement on January 17.
AI Pin to arrive in March
Another eagerly-awaited event, now confirmed by its manufacturer, Humane, is that the first units of the AI Pin – a Star Trek-style badge connected to chatGPT – will be delivered in March. This strange little object for attaching to a jumper or jacket still needs to reveal its qualities… and faults.
Spring could also see the launch of the first iPads with OLED screens, brighter and more contrasty than ever, but with the inevitable consequence of even more expensive tablets.
Among the less likely rumours, a Korean media outlet is predicting Windows 12 for June 2024, which Microsoft has not confirmed. So, potentially just three years after the arrival of Windows 11, given that it’s been six years since the launch of Windows 10. Hence, our doubts… A launch that would be accompanied by a new generation of PCs with components optimised for artificial intelligence. In a sluggish market, this would undoubtedly be a significant boost.
iPhone 16 and Nintendo Switch 2?
Let’s look ahead to the second half of 2024. We could be seeing the successor to the Switch, which celebrates its seventh birthday in March. The Switch has already sold over 100 million units. And so, a new Nintendo handheld console with the rumoured return of an LCD screen, after the OLED model, to keep prices down, but with no certainty about backward compatibility with Switch games. The earliest we can expect an announcement is next April.
According to Bloomberg, the annual date is almost already set for the September unveiling of the iPhone 16 and an all-new Apple Watch with a new design, among other models, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the connected watch.
The autumn could also coincide with an overhaul of the AirPods range and the arrival of active noise reduction on possible AirPods 4, a technology hitherto reserved for the Pro model.
Finally, we’re waiting for confirmation of the 800 km range promised, perhaps a little too quickly, by China’s Xiaomi with its first electric car, the SU7. It looks very much like a Porsche Taycan and was unveiled on Thursday, provided you go to China, where it will be launched later this year!
Artificial intelligence: a travel assistant in the making?
In tourism, the impact of generative artificial intelligence – or, for the less technophile, this system capable of creating text, images and other content based on instructions from a human user – is already being felt. First of all, it can be used to plan a holiday by formulating ‘prompts’ (requests) in ChatGPT or on other more specialised tools, such as Roamr (which offers to create a tailor-made itinerary) or Vacay Chatbot (which builds a travel plan in the place of your choice).
Another possibility offered by AI is that of discovering little-known places. That’s the whole philosophy behind Newcomers. These new apps allow you to discover the “hidden treasures” around you by sorting through the millions of points of interest listed in Google and then displaying them using filters. A secret cave, a little-known fountain… “It is by combining humans and machines that we will obtain the best keys to discovering the world”, says the CEO.
However, generative AI does have its limitations:
- The formulation’s quality determines the response’s quality, particularly when cross-referencing data. In other words, you need to enter the right keywords to get a complete answer.
- The AI’s knowledge base may be limited; for example, the accessible version of ChatGPT stops in 2021. A suggested hotel may have closed in the meantime…
- There is the obligation to ‘complete’ the journey on one or more booking sites, whatever happens.
“These technologies are being integrated at high speed by online travel agencies (OTAs) such as Expedia, which soon intend to offer conversational trip-planning functions,” notes its marketing expert. But the question remains: how far will they influence travellers’ decisions?