Overview
- Global organizational use of AI reached 78% this year, up from 55% in 2024, according to Stanford’s 2025 AI Index.
- New Randstad data show 48% of Argentine workers deem AI training important yet 86–95% report no employer-provided instruction, prompting many to self-train.
- Anthropic disclosed it disrupted an AI-directed hacking operation linked to China that targeted about 30 global entities, succeeded in a few cases, and was first detected in September.
- Industrial deployments report measurable returns, including WaterForce cutting energy costs by up to 50% and Nescafé’s Toluca plant avoiding five costly unplanned stoppages through AI-enabled monitoring.
- Consumer-facing shifts include rising preference for human-authored authenticity in marketing, strong learning gains when AI is paired with tutors in language apps, and industry interest in emerging ‘agentic commerce’ models.