Global Scans · Artificial Intelligence · Weekly Summary

• [New] AI infrastructure spending is projected to reach $450 billion in 2026, with inference workloads accounting for over 70% of AI compute demand. ODG Electronics
• [New] Frontier AI is increasing the speed, scale and sophistication of cyber threats to the financial system while also accelerating technology and operational risks. FinExtra
• [New] AI will actively generate hypotheses and control scientific experiments in physics, chemistry, and biology. BuildEZ
• [New] 2026 will be an era of true collaboration between technology and people, with AI amplifying human expertise rather than replacing it. BuildEZ
• [New] Over the next couple of years, AI and hyperscale data centers will drive Malaysia's construction growth. atradius
• [New] An organization might use Azure for Microsoft-centric workloads, AWS for certain application platforms, and Google Cloud for specific data or AI workloads. Sphinx WorldBiz Limited
• [New] Both model developers and cyber defenders more broadly will have to prepare for AI-enabled attackers that work faster, at a larger scale, and with better coordination than human attackers. BBC News
• [New] VikingCloud research found 82% of North American hotels suffered cyberattacks last summer, with AI-powered phishing, IoT exploits, and vendor vulnerabilities emerging as major 2026 threats. Hotel Supplies Wholesale | Bedding, Towels, Amenities |
• [New] By 2030, AM Intelligence aims to hit 5GW of data center capacity across India, US and Europe, with facilities designed for high-density AI compute and liquid cooling. TahawulTech.com
• [New] The Hong Kong AI Research and Development Institute will come into operation later in 2026 to translate upstream research into real-world applications. The Astana Times
• [New] According to Pearson's Lost in Translation report, by 2030 around 65% of the skills needed for today's jobs will have changed, and roughly one in four jobs is at high risk for workers who do not upskill and embrace AI. Frontline Recruitment
• [New] Gartner expects a large share of agentic AI projects to be scrapped before 2027, and unclear ownership is a quiet driver: nobody wants to sign for a system whose failure modes were never defined. Finzarc
• [New] The economic fallout is immediate and severe: projections indicate that the global financial ramifications of AI-enabled fraud will reach $58.3 billion by 2030, marking a 153% surge from 2025 baselines. Society for Computers & Law
• [New] OpenAI published an open letter on Thursday, joined by over 100 organizations, warning that the window to shore up cyber defences was quickly closing as AI-enabled attacks become more sophisticated and widespread. Business Insider
• [New] Memory demand is outpacing supply, with HBM and DRAM prices likely to remain elevated through at least 2027 as AI infrastructure expands. Seeking Alpha
• [New] 86% of companies anticipate an increase in their AI budgets in 2026. TashiOS
• [New] Over the next five years, every company will use AI in one of two ways: to run critical parts of their business, or as part of the product they sell to customers. LangChain Blog
• [New] AI is compressing the time between vulnerability discovery and exploitation, which means defenders need a faster, more reliable path to action. FinExtra
• The first half of 2026 marked the first time TrendAI research teams documented China-aligned threat actors Earth Krahang, Earth Naga (associated with Flax Typhoon), and an unidentified actor actively integrating generative AI into multiple stages of the attack lifecycle. TrendAI
• AI demand will outpace supply through 2027. tradingkey.com

Last updated: 20 September 2026