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WHAT'S NEXT?: There will be an increased demand for software and services that deliver intelligence, personalization, and specialization. Artificial intelligence could become a $15+ bn opportunity by 2025. Combining human and machine cognition for engagement decisions could yield the precision and reliability of automation without sacrificing the robustness and flexibility that humans bring. The first effect of machine intelligence will be to lower the cost of goods and services that rely on prediction.

• [New] Meant to focus heavily on artificial intelligence (AI), the Samsung smart glasses will connect to your phone, presumably as part of the Galaxy ecosystem, which will be able to process the information that the camera captures. ZDNet
• [New] India is going to benefit the most from applying AI in the various industries we see emerging. Moneycontrol
• [New] India is going to be a major force in AI. Moneycontrol
• [New] In 2026, compliance and security will shift from background concerns to central pillars of AI adoption. The AI Journal
• [New] In 2027, organizations will move beyond using AI for coding alone, applying it to enhance testing and quality control. The AI Journal
• [New] The increasing use of AI will skyrocket data center power demand by 165% by the end of the decade. Fortune
• [New] The transition of the global digital economy from a centralized cloud paradigm to a highly fragmented, AI-intensive, and kinetically vulnerable infrastructure marks a fundamental shift in the 2026 risk landscape. Pascal's Substack
• [New] In 2026, AI will be embedded in R&D, diagnostics, and care delivery, moving from pilot projects to core infrastructure. Talencio
• [New] Superforecasters themselves are the most bullish group with the median superforecaster predicting AI systems will beat their ForecastBench benchmark by 2028, which is earlier than the median expert (2030) or the median public (2033) forecast. Longitudinal Expert AI Panel
• AI systems could achieve superhuman coding abilities by early 2027, capable of autonomously writing, testing, and deploying complex software. Skypage
• Future Trends to Watch (2026-2028) The Rise of Agentic AI: The most significant trend is the shift from chatbots to autonomous AI agents. Skypage
• By mid-decade, more than 80% of enterprise software vendors will include AI features as standard components. Futurism
• Looking toward 2026, cybersecurity will remain a strategic business priority, with spending growth fueled by digital adoption, evolving regulations, and AI-enabled threats and defences. SSCG Consulting - Driving Transformation, Innovation an
• IBM Corporation: Offers its Watsonx platform (AI agent orchestration, predictive analytics, risk forecasting) and Watson Engineering Requirements Management, helping project managers automate requirements capture and improve quality. Precedence Research
• Within the next 10 years, AI could replace work currently done by 70% to 80% of humans. The Times Of India
• AI augmentation is expected to be high in significant industry sectors of the Australian economy. Australia PI
• In 2026, AI will be less about experimentation and more about integrated, operational value - forecasting risks, guiding application rates, and supporting growers to make confident, data-backed decisions. Rural Business
• The number of interactions between call centers and consumers with the help of artificial intelligence will boost from 2% in 2022 to more than 15% by 2026. Precedence Research
• Large-scale enterprise adoption of Artificial Intelligence integrated with spatial interfaces is projected to reach a global valuation of $119 billion this year. MEXC
• The Israeli military used an AI system called Lavender in Gaza to generate target lists at a speed and scale no human process could match. Abhishek Gautam

Last updated: 10 March 2026