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• [New] ROI on AI Investment: By 2026, 70% of G2000 CEOs will focus AI ROI on growth, driving C-suite efforts to boost revenue and reinvent business models without growing headcount. IDC: The premier global market intelligence company
• [New] Job Role Shift: By 2026, 40% of all G2000 job roles will involve working with AI agents, redefining long-held traditional entry, mid and senior level positions. IDC: The premier global market intelligence company
• [New] 60% of enterprise service interactions will be fully managed by AI agents by 2030. Ilias Ism
• [New] The AI agents of 2026 will execute complex operations while connecting to external systems and operating network infrastructure through automated processes. aipix.ai
• [New] Vedyakhin claims Sberbank's GigaChat models rival top Western systems but warns that energy and infrastructure demands make AI investment risky and potentially unprofitable, especially amid sanctions and limited hardware access. / Russia MarketingProfs
• [New] The expanded tie-up will see Synopsys use Nvidia's developer tools and libraries to build AI-powered applications for chip design, verification, and other electronic design automation tasks. MarketingProfs
• [New] The United States will not lose the AI war for lack of technology, but for lack of strategy. Vanguard Think Tank
• [New] Nvidia has said it already has $500 billion in bookings for its advanced AI chips through 2026, with OpenAI and major cloud providers among its biggest customers. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] By 2030, AI is projected to drive 46% of U.S. consumer transactions, but faces challenges like transparency demands (84% of consumers) and ethical governance risks. Ainvest
• [New] Artificial Intelligence has dominated industry conversations in recent years, but 2026 will mark a pivotal moment when AI will make the move from a tool for operational efficiency to a powerful strategy for unlocking growth. JOOR
• [New] Rob adds that in 2025, we will see users becoming increasingly reliant on AI companions for decision-making, from small choices like what to watch on streaming services to larger life decisions. Future of Privacy Forum
• [New] Half of business leaders predict their business models will be unrecognizable within two years due to agentic AI. AgentBiz.ai
• [New] 2026 will see a decline in forward-looking innovation and instead focus on making AI work at scale. CX Today
• [New] AI could reduce banking-industry costs by up to 20% in the near term, driven by automation in customer service, fraud detection, payments, and back-office operations. Acceleron Bank
• [New] Big Banks Accelerate AI Adoption, but McKinsey Warns Cost Savings Will Be Short-Lived Large banks are rapidly expanding their use of artificial intelligence as operational demands grow. Acceleron Bank
• [New] The most intriguing signal comes from India, where 93% of business leaders plan to deploy AI agents within 12 to 18 months. AgentBiz.ai
• [New] The primary artificial intelligence hyperscalers - Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle - are projected to spend $520 billion to build out AI infrastructure in 2026, potentially 30% above 2025 levels. The Plan Advocate
• [New] In 2025, we can see a big change in AI growth toward advanced reasoning models, which will make AI better at solving problems. Future AGI
• [New] Since 2017, China has embedded AI into its military modernization plan, targeting an intelligentized force by 2035 (Stokes, 2024). Vanguard Think Tank
• As shown in the With Most Tariffs Absorbed, Time for AI to Drive Margins Higher, S&P 500 operating margin forecasts are expected to exceed 17.5% within a year's time, largely on the back of big tech names. Summit Financial

Last updated: 07 December 2025