A new decade of innovation is upon us. With 2019 winding to a close in the next few weeks, it’s time to think about what the future of technology will bring. The year 2020 will set the tone for the next decade of tech innovations, specifically in the areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Here are a few tech trend predictions for the upcoming year:

1. Explainable AI

The increasing use of AI in making business decisions means there’s a need to understand why and how AI is drawing the conclusions that it is. This includes listing the accuracy, attributes, and model statistics used for reaching conclusions.

2. Autonomous AI

I think we all saw this one coming. Self-driving cars have created a lot of hype recently, but did you know there’s more to autonomous AI than just cars? Tasks that were once manual or semi-automated are becoming fully automated and are shaping the future of many industries.

3. AI Security

Many of our blogs have discussed the importance of leveraging AI in cybersecurity. This trend will continue into 2020, with companies leveraging AI as their primary method in preventing cyber attacks. New security products will be coming to the market to enhance this continued protection.

4. Conversational AI

“Alexa, what’s the weather like today?” … Gartner predicts 50% of analytical queries to come from search, natural language processing or voice queries in 2020, and that 70% of white-collar workers will interact with conversational platforms every day.

Check out this article for more details, and to learn about more tech trends to watch out for in 2020.