Generative AI, cloud computing and security top tech trends to watch in 2023, Alibaba academy says
- Innovation driven by the advancement of technologies and their industry-specific application has become an irreversible trend, Alibaba Damo Academy head says
- Alibaba Cloud is seen as one of the most important growth drivers for the tech giant
In a report published on Wednesday, the academy also identified trends such as pre-trained multimodal foundation models, chiplets, processing in memory, hardware-software integrated cloud computing architecture, predictable fabric based on edge-cloud synergy, computational imaging, as well as large-scale urban digital twins.
“Looking towards 2023 … the wide application of technologies will facilitate the roll-out of AI and other digital technologies in vertical markets, and promote the collaboration of public and private sectors and individuals in security technology and security management,” said Jeff Zhang, head of the academy. “The innovation driven by the advancement of technologies and their industry-specific application has become an irreversible trend.”
The forecast involved analysing public papers and patent filings over the past three years, and conducting interviews with almost 100 scientists, entrepreneurs and engineers worldwide, said Damo, whose parent Alibaba also owns the South China Morning Post.
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“In the next three years, we will see business models emerging and ecosystems maturing as generative AI becomes widely marketised,” the Damo report said. “Generative AI models will be more interactive, secure and intelligent, assisting human beings to complete various creative work.”