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The next decade will see a surge in edge computing, aided by the telecom industrys rollout of 5G technology, while in 2020, quantum computing will move beyond the realm of theory into the world of practical experiments and applications.

Here are IBMs top tech predictions for 2020 and beyond.

1. Meet Your Co-Workers. Their Initials Are A.I.

AI technology has the potential to increase the productivity of workers as well as productivity in all walks of life, said Martin Fleming, VP and chief economist at IBM.

2. Embracing the Flexible Freedom of the Hybrid Cloud

3. Quantum Continues on Path to Practicality

4. Blockchain Becomes a Business Basic

Dr. Laura Esserman, the director of the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center, told FORTUNE that she believes blockchain can slash the cost of cancer drug development while spurring new innovations in breast cancer treatment.

The ultimate goal is to bring the cost of cancer drug development down to five years and $500 millionliterally half of the 10 years and nearly $1 billion currently required to produce such treatments.

5. Computing Is About to Get a Lot More Edgy

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5 top tech predictions for 2020 and beyond - BusinessTech