Global Scans · Artificial intelligence · Weekly Summary

• [New] The main tenet of China's 2030 vision is to transform it into a completely AI-driven economy - an AI economic giant. World and New World Journal
• [New] By 2030, China aims to be at the epicenter of global AI innovations, development, and investments. World and New World Journal
• [New] Like the security and defence partnerships, the AI alliances will enable the US and the West to encircle the PRC in the tech world, where strong western collaborations and partnerships would hinder the PRC from becoming the tech giant or from excelling in AI production. World and New World Journal
• [New] By 2026, expect AI voices that can laugh, cry, whisper, shout - essentially method-act a script. Kukarella
• [New] AI is projected to create 170 million new jobs globally by 2030 while displacing 92 million, resulting in a net gain of 78 million roles. FinancialContent
• [New] Major players like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Apple are collectively pouring billions into AI infrastructure, data centers, and the development of new AI models, with capital spending on AI anticipated to surpass $200 billion by 2026. FinancialContent
• [New] Enhanced cybersecurity measures are a critical priority, given that the rapid adoption of generative AI introduces new vulnerabilities, with the global cost of cybercrime projected to reach US$ 10.5 trillion in 2025. FinancialContent
• [New] Agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) are increasingly requiring companies to disclose AI-related risks, data practices and mitigation strategies. MDA Services Platform
• [New] Tech company IBM has confirmed that it will lay off a percentage of its workforce in Q4 2025, to make way for AI integration to its workforce strategy. Human Resources Online
• [New] The proposed easing could redefine how AI systems are classified and monitored, reshaping Europe's role in the global AI race. Tech Startups - Startups and Technology news
• [New] OpenAI plans $1.4 trillion investment for computing resources, with Big Tech predicting $250 billion AI infrastructure spending in 2025. Ticker
• [New] Data-center electricity use, driven largely by AI training and inference, could double by 2030, consuming as much power as some mid-sized nations. Forbes
• [New] AI PC shipments (a proxy for edge AI devices) will increase from approximately 50 million units in 2024 to over 167 million by 2027. Interesting Engineering
• [New] Mercedes-Benz is exploring neuromorphic AI in cars, saying how it could make AI calculations significantly more energy-efficient and faster. Interesting Engineering
• [New] In summary, with tens of billions of dollars projected for AI edge spending, analysts foresee that a majority of new IoT devices will run on brain-inspired chips within a few years. Interesting Engineering
• [New] The oft-repeated figure is 70% of IoT by 2027, which aligns with IoT growth forecasts, meaning neuromorphic could power edge AI in most devices soon. Interesting Engineering
• [New] Industry experts anticipate human-level task intuition and planning capabilities emerging in Physical AI systems by 2028-2030, enabling robots to understand context and adapt behaviour based on environmental and social cues. Articsledge
• [New] Autonomous systems capable of complex multi-step workflows without human intervention are expected to become commercially viable by 2027-2028, representing a significant leap from current supervised AI applications. Articsledge
• [New] By 2032, the AI in Edge Computing landscape will evolve into an intelligent, decentralized network of AI-powered nodes. Cision PR Newswire
• [New] Enterprise AI Adoption: Over 68% of global enterprises have already deployed or are planning to deploy AI-enabled edge solutions by 2026. Cision PR Newswire
• By 2028, agentic AI will autonomously manage at least 15% of day-to-day work decisions. BairesDev
• Tools like AWS GuardDuty and Google's Chronicle Security Operations use AI to detect threats and automate compliance. BairesDev

Last updated: 09 November 2025