Question

but the true fruition of hawthornes vision may not come until the period from 2020 to 2050, when true artificial intelligent (ai) programs will finally be added to the net, capable of reason, common sense, and speech recognition. some call this the \fourth phase\ of computing, when we will be able to communicate with the internet as if it were an intelligent being. eventually, accessing the internet may resemble talking to the magic mirror of childrens fairy tales. instead of typing arcane codes and symbols into a web
identify the existing trend.
x speech recognition
the rise of the internet
web navigators

Explanation:

The text mentions that true artificial intelligent (AI) programs will be added to the Net in the period from 2020 to 2050. It also describes how accessing the Internet may resemble talking to an intelligent being. This implies that the Internet is becoming more intelligent and integrated with AI, which is related to the rise of the Internet as a more advanced and intelligent entity. Speech recognition is just one feature mentioned in the context of the future AI - enabled Internet, and web navigators are not the main trend highlighted in the text.

Answer:

the rise of the Internet