Global Scans · Artificial Intelligence · Weekly Summary

• [New] The race to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) is driving intense competition and conflict among AI companies in a bid to seize control, adding that AGI carries significant societal risks and must not be controlled by a small group of companies. Economic Times
• [New] The Agentic AI solution is the biggest new product bet, and it's the one that will define whether Nutanix can grow its relevance as enterprises move past basic AI experimentation and into production-scale deployments. vmblog.com
• [New] A neocloud provider running Nutanix could offer GPU-as-a-service, Kubernetes-as-a-service, model hosting, vector databases, and AI notebooks - all managed through a single portal, billed on usage, with tenant isolation that keeps each customer's data and workloads separate. vmblog.com
• [New] The artificial intelligence sector in 2026 and 2027 is moving away from basic conversational models toward autonomous, multi-modal agents capable of complex reasoning, spatial understanding, and long-horizon task execution. The Daily Note
• [New] AI-powered cybersecurity solutions are projected to prevent 85% of successful ransomware attacks by the end of 2026, making their adoption crucial for businesses of all sizes. InfoStream Global
• [New] Global AI data center spending could reach $7 trillion by 2030, with Big Tech increasingly turning to private equity and debt markets to fund construction. Roots
• [New] Spending on agentic AI will reach $201.9 billion in 2026, which is 141% more than in 2025. Barchart.com
• [New] By the end of 2026, 71% of businesses will have a lot of AI agents working in production. Barchart.com
• [New] By 2029, there will be more than 1 billion AI agents in use around the world - 40 times the number in 2025. Barchart.com
• [New] 40% of business applications will have AI agents that can do specific tasks. Barchart.com
• [New] In 2026, the world will spend $2.52 trillion on AI, which is 44% more than in 2015. Barchart.com
• [New] AI-enabled edge computing will become increasingly prevalent by 2026, enabling real-time decision-making in scenarios where latency is critical. DeepUseCase
• [New] In 2026, we expect to see AI-powered threat detection systems that can analyze vast amounts of data in real-time, identifying anomalies and potential breaches before they escalate. DeepUseCase
• [New] Agentic AI and Autonomous Workflows - Gartner predicts 40% of enterprise apps will feature task-specific AI agents by end of 2026 (up from < 5% in 2025). SISGAIN
• [New] Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are projected to spend a combined $650 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026. webhosting.today
• [New] Beijing's People's Liberation Army has explicitly prioritized intelligentized warfare as its primary strategic goal for 2035, with a heavy emphasis on AI-driven autonomous swarms. / China Ronin's Grips Analytics
• [New] The UAE and Saudi Arabia are leading digital transformation; Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 includes a $20 billion investment in AI and big data for smart cities and healthcare. Market Data Forecast

Last updated: 12 April 2026