A Critical Analysis of "Tech Trends"

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A 18-month study compares analyst frameworks (Gartner/Forrester-style hype cycles, radars, Wardley maps) with pragmatic signal sources (patents, Google Trends, Stack Overflow) to examine how tech trends are produced and interpreted. The study argues that trends (trajectories) can be predicted but concrete facts often fail to materialize—illustrated by an ML scoring prototype that outperforms alternatives yet never becomes adopted due to legal and auditability constraints.

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1. 0:00Welcome
2. 1:03Tech trends analysis
3. 3:50Predictions vs publications
4. 8:03Trends vs technical facts
5. 12:17Technical systems impact
6. 17:34Legal and social acceptance
7. 20:02Tech trends trajectory
8. 22:49Background data importance
9. 25:57Trend identification tools
10. 27:21Thermodynamics of tech trends

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