Mobile-second? We're heading to an AI-first future - Home

Artificial Intelligence (AI) – the ability of machines to think for themselves – has been a topic long covered by Hollywood and one that conjures up concerning thoughts mostly driven by the likes of Skynet from the Terminator series, VIKI in iRobot, Ava from Ex Machina or Channel 4's biggest drama in 20 years, Humans. Yet some of the largest tech companies we've come to know and (mostly) love are gearing up to push our lives in this very direction. The full UK launch of Amazon Echo ( Alexa software) and the launch announcement of Google Home ( Assistant) puts products right in the centre of the so-called smart home – the first steps towards AI becoming an integral part of our lives. So what will this mean for users and businesses? And how will it change their technology and marketing needs in the shorter term?