The age of data tech to succeed IT era
In the next five years, which sector do you think will most likely disrupt the internet or the technology space? In other words, what do you think will be the next hot spot or trend?
Chen Jin: In the next five years, we will see the world begin to go from the IT era to the data technology or DT era. Different from the IT era, the DT era will aim to serve the public and stimulate productivity.
This is not only a technological change but conceptual difference. The future may belong to the IoT, and what businesses focus on will change from paying attention to traffic flow to paying attention to data.
Nathan Blecharczyk: I believe that the sharing economy will continue to develop and bring greater benefit and change to communities around the world.
Airbnb has created a new home-sharing model that has redefined the way that people, particularly millennials, travel and communicate with different cultures.
In the future, we will continue to actively cooperate with all the parties concerned, including the Chinese government, businesses and Airbnb users, to jointly promote the healthy development of sharing economy in China.
Gong Yu: Currently, we are in the age of IT revolution. Following the advent of computers and the birth of the internet, the development of AI has pushed the IT revolution into another critical phase.
We predict that AI will bring about tremendous changes in people's life and work, including access to information, entertainment, social networking, travel, business operations and so on. AI will lead related industries into a rapid development stage.