According to an Ericsson ConsumerLab study, smartphones adoption will go into extinction in five years time. It will be replaced by artificial intelligence. Artificial
intelligence is one exhibited by machines or software. It is also the name of the academic field of study, which studies how to create computers and computer software that are capable of intelligent behaviour.
The study showed that half of the respondents examined said they thought mobile technology would be redundant by 2021 as the growth of artificial intelligence starts enabling interaction with objects without the need for a phone or tablet.
Ericsson ConsumerLab’s Rebecka Cedering Angstrom said, “A smartphone in the hand, it’s really not that practical. For example, not when one is driving a car or cooking. And there are many situations where display screens are not so good. Therefore, one in two thinks that smartphones will belong to the past within five years. The research lab surveyed 100,000 people across Sweden and 39 other countries.”
