12 innovative technologies that could change the world.

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12 crackpot tech ideas that could transform the enterprise
These technologies straddle the divide between harebrained and brilliant as they promise to shake the pillars of tomorrow’s enterprise...

6. Artificial intelligence
Few terms carry as much emotional and technical baggage as AI (artificial intelligence). And while science-fiction authors probe AI’s metaphysical boundaries, researchers are producing practical results. We may not have a robot for every task, but we do have cell phones that respond to our voice, data-mining tools that optimize vast industries, and thousands of other measurable ways AI-influenced computing enhances how the enterprise gets work done...

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