It’s that time of year again. Tech sector gurus are competing to identify the trends that will dominate in 2025. At Capgemini, our deep understanding of technology, coupled with decades of experience as a strategic and transformation partner to our clients around the world, puts us in a unique position to predict the most impactful trends in 2025.
A key theme underlying our predictions is that AI and generative AI (Gen AI) are driving forces. This view is shared by industry executives around the world and the investor professionals from venture capital and private equity. We also anticipate that AI/Gen AI will drive significant growth in other key technologies. Our top five tech trends to watch in 2025 are:
1. Generative AI (Gen AI): From copilots to reasoning AI agents
Autonomous intelligent systems are becoming more prevalent in performing certain tasks. These AI agents are capable of learning and adapting to new situations, making them valuable assets in various industries, from customer service to healthcare. The next step in this tech evolution will be the rise of the ‘super agent,’ capable of orchestrating and optimizing multiple AI systems. In 2025, these advancements will enable new AI ecosystems across industries, elevating efficiency and innovation to new heights.
2. AI & Gen AI in cybersecurity: New defenses, new threats
AI is transforming cybersecurity from both sides of the legal divide, elevating both cyberattacks and cyber defenses to new levels of sophistication. At the moment, the criminals have their noses ahead: almost all organizations surveyed (97%) in our recently published report say they have suffered breaches or security issues related to the use of Gen AI in the past year.1 Industry executives in our survey ranked AI and Gen AI in cybersecurity as the highest of more than 60 trends that we analyzed.
3. AI-powered robotics: Blurring the line between human and machine
Collaborative robots (cobots) and AI-driven robotics are used in various industries to enhance productivity and safety. These technologies enable human and robot to perform precision tasks in concert. While hard-coded, task-specific machines used to dominate robotics, the development of Gen AI is now spurring the creation of new products, including humanoid and collaborative robots, that can adapt to diverse scenarios and learn continuously from their environments. With robots creeping towards full autonomy and AI taking on complex decision-making roles, the future of work may see a shift in traditional hierarchies.
4. The surge in AI is driving nuclear resurgence
Nuclear energy is a focal point for 2025, propelled by the urgent need for clean, dependable, and controllable power (in part owing to the rise of AI and other new tech). Although, in October 2024, very few top executives globally identified small modular reactors (SMRs) as a top-three sustainability technology for 2025, the surge in SMR-related news in the last few weeks of this year suggests 2025 could be pivotal.
5. New-generation supply chain: Agile, greener, and AI-assisted
In recent years, businesses have had to navigate increasingly complex, unpredictable market conditions. Technologies including AI, data, blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), and connectivity with terrestrial satellite networks, play a strategic role in enhancing cost efficiency, resilience, agility, circularity, and sustainability of supply chains. Additional regulatory and environmental constraints will make this shift critical to ensuring competitiveness, agility, and resilience.
These trends are based on Capgemini’s deep understanding of technology, honed through decades of experience as a strategic business and transformation partner with clients globally. Additionally, our insights are supported by a global survey conducted with 1,500 industry executives and 500 investors from venture capital, private equity, and commercial banking, from around the world.
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