The assumption is that in the future, "things" will become active participants in business, as they will be able to interact and communicate among themselves, reacting to and influencing the processes taking place in the world, without human intervention.
Ngoba kucatshangwa ukuthi esikhathini esizayo, "izinto" iyoba iqhaza kwezamabhizinisi, njengoba bazokwazi kute basebentisane nalabanye nekukhuluma ukuxhumana bodwa, basabela futhi ezinomthelela izinqubo ezenzeka emhlabeni, ngaphandle kokuqondiswa umuntu.