# 11. RESEARCH AND REFERENCES

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**AI adoption is faster than any technology in hist**<mark style="color:blue;">**ory**</mark>
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**Case for AI Avatars**
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**Kiosk (Terminal) Industry to reach $57bn by 2029, CAGR 12.2%, Asia and Pacific fastest growing markets**
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**Global AI Avatar market size worth $283 billion by 2032, 43% CAGR**
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**User Penetration for DeFi is forecast to grow from 0.25% 2024 to 0.28% 2028**
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**DeFi Forecast Growth CAGR 40.32% (2022- 2027). Market forecast to increase by USD 99,652 million.**
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**DeFi could become $231bn market by $231.19 Billion Market by 2030, Growing at a Staggering CAGR of 46% - Increasing Adoption of Blockchain and Digitized Financial Services by 20**30, growing at 46% increasing adoption of blockchain and digitized financial services
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**Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Food and Beverage Market was valued at US$ 6.8 billion in 2022 and is projected to surpass the market valuation of US$ 129.4 billion by 2031 at a robust CAGR of 38.65% during the forecast period 2023–2031.**
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**The AI in Retail Market size is estimated at USD 9.65 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 38.92 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 32.17% during the forecast period (2024-20**29).
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**AI Investment forecast to approach $200bn by 2025**
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