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What challenges to look out for now the ‘era of connected things’ has quietly arrived

 In China, the number of connected things has surpassed connected humans as the internet of things (IoT) proliferates.

In China, the number of connected things has surpassed connected humans as the internet of things (IoT) proliferates. Image: Unsplash/Bence Boros

Winston Ma
Adjunct Professor, New York University
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Figure 1: The number of “connected things” in China surpassed “connected humans” in 2022 (Unit: 100 million)
Figure 1: The number of “connected things” in China surpassed “connected humans” in 2022 (Unit: 100 million) Image: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

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