CES 2018: What the Gadget Fest Looks Like in 'the Year of A.I.'

Yet the clear darling of this year's show was not a gadget but the growing amount of artificial intelligence software helping these products run. The race between Amazon and Google to be the go-to service for integration of consumer products was on full display. In many booths, signs prominently advertised that products worked with Google Assistant or Amazon's Alexa. The smart home, car and TV all seemed to have been touched by Amazon or Google. "It's the year of A.I. and conversational interfaces," said J. P. Gownder, an analyst for Forrester Research.