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[New] Artificial intelligence climbed to No. 2 in 2026's Risk Barometer - its highest-ever position, up from No. 10 in 2025.
Claims Journal
[New] AI creates emerging risks as well as new business opportunities AI has surged into the top tier of global business concerns, rising to #2 in 2026 from #10 in 2025 - the biggest jump in 2026's ranking.
MarketScreener Australia
[New] In 2026, human-AI interaction will likely challenge human judgement and identity more deeply than in any year to date.Atlantic Council
[New] With Google, Meta, Apple, and Snap all launching competing products in 2026, consumers will finally have real choice in AI-powered eyewear.The Tech Buzz
[New] TSMC, the world's largest chip manufacturer, this week struck a significantly more optimistic tone, stating the AI boom is real and AI-driven demand will continue for many years to come, no matter what.Bits&Chips
[New] AI is highly capital-intensive: S&P estimates the four largest hyperscalers (builders of infrastructure) will spend $2 trillion in capital expenditure by 2030.ABN AMRO Bank
[New] AI could eliminate half of entry-level white-collar jobs and push unemployment to 10-20% within five years.Forbes
[New] The AI power consumption surge will probably be at its most intense between 2025 and 2030 when AI will take up a quarter of all data center load.
FABTECH
[New] The surge in deployment and monetization of AI technologies across the broader economy will continue at a breakneck pace in 2026, as total global spending on AI is expected to exceed $2 trillion.O'Dwyers PR
[New] The race for Artificial Intelligence AI will remain a key growth driver, especially in the U.S. and Asian economies involved in the production chain, with $400 billion in investments planned by major tech companies.
Societe Generale
[New] Based on current estimates, about 80% of the 8% expected S&P 500 earnings growth for the quarter will be driven by the technology sector, which excludes several leading AI players including Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta.
Dietz & Lynch Capital
[New] NVIDIA's latest research argues SLMs are the future of agentic AI, while Gartner predicts enterprises will use task-specific SLMs three times more than general-purpose LLMs by 2027.
byteiota | From Bits to Bytes
[New] Agentic AI will drive new innovations in cyber defence in 2026 - from AI-enabled penetration testing to automated incident response.
Just Security
[New] In 2026, AI-orchestrated hacking campaigns will become the norm.Just Security
[New] By the end of 2026, the Global Dialog will likely have made AI governance global in form but geopolitical in substance - a first test of whether international cooperation can meaningfully shape the future of AI or merely coexist alongside competing national strategies.
Atlantic Council
[New] In 2026, the issue of AI poisoning will break into the mainstream.Atlantic Council
[New] As 2026 begins, rapid AI integration threatens to inject even more unpredictability into an already fragmented global order.
Atlantic Council
[New] In 2026, we expect to see the first instances of physical damage or disruption in the real world resulting from AI exploitation techniques and vulnerabilities, such as indirect prompt injection, data poisoning and excessive agency.
HarfangLab
[New] As generative AI becomes more integrated into the adversarial workflow, we anticipate an increase in the pace of intrusion attempts in 2026.HarfangLab
[New] Globally available knowledge would be increasingly altered as threat actors would leverage AI to insert bias and influence narratives across the Internet.HarfangLab
Key markets including Edge AI, Generative AI, Quantum Computing, AI in Healthcare (specific to the MENA region), and AI in Food Safety and Quality Control are forecasted to experience over 30% compound annual growth rates through 2030.
Yahoo Finance UK
Last updated: 18 January 2026
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