The future of CE — From connected and smart to… organized and AI?
Consumer electronics industry is a century old, but never in its history was it undergoing such a fundamental change as now. The devices use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to become connected and smart. The next stage is to use the astonishing advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make the devices intelligent. This digital fourth industrial revolution creates tremendous opportunities but also pitfalls. There is a need for a clear model of the intelligent consumer electronics technology, market and industry. We present here a paradigm of the digital home as organic ecosystem — a hierarchical organization of digital servants modeled after the Victorian manor. Using this paradigm we predict some major developments and new business models and opportunities.