1. Federation away from centralized ownership. This increases security by redundancies and multiple transmission paths. It applies to both technical concerns and regulatory concerns.

2. AI will begin to peter out. Investment has far outpaced results and many people will be left holding over valued assets in a super saturated market like the housing market in 2007. It’s great until it’s not.

3. Software employment will continue to reduce headcount as demand for software continues to increase. Automation and skill diversification are the names of the game. Many employers were hoping AI would solve this problem and will look for alternate solutions to make up the lost time and burnt investment spent on AI. As developers continue to become more expensive without equivalent value delivery marketplace competition will determine if employers can assume those expenses or pass them back to their customers.

4. API design will become an emerging employment option for developers. It’s what I currently do, it’s in high demand, and I don’t see a lot of people talking about it.