LAS VEGAS - A new idea surrounding IoT will steer how technology will go in the new decade - instead of standing for the Internet of Things, the acronym should stand for the "intelligence of things", said Consumer Technology Association's (CTA) vice president of research Steve Koenig. "This new IoT bears testimony to the extent that artificial intelligence (AI) is permeating every facet of our commerce and our culture. "Now, commerce is pretty well-understood and we endorse that as we want to advance our economies around the world, but culture is really interesting to me as a researcher, because we're talking about technology's influence on human behaviour," he said. He brought up the example of how fast food giant McDonald's is looking at bringing AI-powered voice assistants to its drive-through restaurants in the United States. "People working in fast food - they've got a tough job.

Intelligent toilets, virtual comfort animals and lots of robots will be unveiled in Las Vegas this week for the Consumer Electronics Show, the annual tech industry extravaganza that brings over 4,000 companies together for a week of sharing their latest innovations with the world. The next generation of mobile technology, 5G, is expected to be a major theme at this year's show, promising lighting-fast speeds. One of the touted capabilities of 5G is that you can download the entire "Game of Thrones" series in just minutes. "5G is the fifth wireless generation but it will be the first that will be led by the enterprise; it will touch every economic sector," Steve Koenig, the vice president of research at Consumer Technology Association, which runs CES, told ABC News. "5G will be a major narrative at the show."