SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Punchcut, a Leading digital product design and innovation company, today released its annual report, "FutureView 2025: AI Hype to Humanity." The report provides a view into the current state of AI adoption and highlights the gap between initial expectations and tangible results. Punchcut's research identifies key challenges, opportunities, and methods for businesses seeking to drive value from AI investments and leverage AI's transformative power for long-term success.
“AI is undoubtedly a pivotal technological disruption, yet many early investments have yet to deliver a meaningful return on investment or real value for users,” said Ken Olewiler, CEO of Punchcut. “To drive better returns, companies must move beyond the hype cycle and apply human-centered research and design strategies. Beyond novelty, these approaches are the key to unlocking AI’s promised value—creating positive impacts on business, productivity, and people.”
FutureView 2025 identifies four key areas where companies can refocus their AI strategies to achieve greater value and impact. The report details four focus areas, separates AI hype from today’s reality, and suggests new strategies and methods to achieve ROI and meet authentic user needs:
- Autonomy: Companies must move beyond automation mindsets and prioritize human autonomy with assistance from AI. Thorough user research will ensure AI solutions empower users rather than replace them.
- Relatability: To foster deeper relationships with users, companies must design AI agent experiences that are approachable and relatable, avoiding uncanny or inauthentic human-like representations.
- Immersion: AI experiences will be most effective as they engage multiple senses across familiar devices to create more natural and intuitive interactions with intelligent systems. Integrating spatial computing with AI will deliver new value through digital and physical AI interactions.
- Impact: Prioritize long-term strategy and growth over short-term novelty gains. Value will be realized as AI solutions increasingly solve real human problems and align with key business objectives.
"FutureView 2025: AI Hype to Humanity" provides actionable insights and practical guidance for companies navigating the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Access the full report here
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