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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] By bringing together EU institutions, Member States, industry, researchers, open-source communities and international partners, it aims to ensure that Europe can harness the benefits of AI while remaining resilient against emerging cybersecurity threats. Shaping Europe's digital future
• [New] To strengthen Europe's technological leadership, the Commission will launch an EU Grand Challenge on AI for cybersecurity, bringing together companies, researchers and other stakeholders to develop innovative AI-powered cybersecurity solutions. Shaping Europe's digital future
• [New] 40% of Agentic AI projects will fail to move beyond pilots, not because of model accuracy or engineering challenges, but due to poor alignment between technical outcomes and business objectives. California Management Review
• [New] Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects to be cancelled by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs, unclear business value, and inadequate risk controls as the leading causes - not model quality. NASSCOM | The Official Community of Indian IT Industry
• [New] By 2026, AI-driven insights will become as ubiquitous as the algorithms that power popular digital platforms today. Enrich Labs
• [New] 40% of enterprise applications will embed task-specific AI agents by the end of 2026, up sharply from under 5% just a year earlier - an eightfold jump in a single year. NASSCOM | The Official Community of Indian IT Industry
• [New] Over the next five years, AI will continue to automate repetitive development tasks while enabling engineers to focus on designing innovative, scalable, and secure digital solutions. Coding Tutor
• [New] Congressional activity around AI transparency in healthcare, which could mandate AI disclosure requirements that CMS currently does not. Scribing.io
• [New] U.S. policymakers have raised concerns over Chinese AI posing an economic threat to the United States. WHEC.com
• [New] China has become an innovator in AI and is no longer just catching up with the U.S. China's five-year plan until 2030 has prioritized progress in frontiers of science and technology including AI. WHEC.com
• [New] China will not let America be the monopoly of AI technology. WHEC.com
• [New] China will expand AI cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the League of Arab States, the African Union, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS countries. WHEC.com
• [New] Connecticut's Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act will broadly regulate use of AI in workplace decisions, emphasizing transparency and accountability. Mondaq
• [New] New Jersey regulators will assess how investment advisors use AI during their annual business practice examinations. Mondaq
• [New] The NAO highlights that AI and digital technologies are expected to deliver £45 billion in annual efficiencies, with 76% of civil servants anticipating AI will change their jobs within five years. UKAuthority
• [New] PoliceAI, the National Centre for Police AI, will pilot AI tools capable of automatically generating summaries of digital material, with a view to scaling across all police forces in 2027. UKAuthority
• [New] By 2027, surveyed tech CxOs anticipate a 38% increase in the number of AI agents deployed. IBM Newsroom
• [New] The agents ai price prediction is anticipated to increased by about 28.34%, reaching $0.0000694 by end of 2027. DigitalCoinPrice
• [New] Recent US restrictions on some AI models demonstrate the risks of relying on allies for access to technologies vital for economic growth and national security. UKAuthority
• [New] Organizations should adapt their FinOps practices to help manage the unpredictable costs associated with AI. theregister

Last updated: 21 July 2026