iTechTrends2025TechTrends2025InDeloitte’s16thannualTechTrendsreport,AIisthecommonthreadofnearlyeverytrend.Movingforward,itwillbepartofthesubstructureofeverythingwedo.02...Executivesummary05...AIeverywhere:Likemagic,butwithalgorithms09...Spatialcomputingtakescenterstage17...What’snextforAI?27...Hardwareiseatingtheworld37...IT,amplified:AIelevatesthereach(andremit)ofthetechfunction45...Thenewmath:Solvingcryptographyinanageofquantum53...Theintelligentcore:AIchangeseverythingforcoremodernization60...Breadthisthenewdepth:ThepowerofintentionalintersectionsINTRODUCTIONINTERACTIONINFORMATIONCOMPUTATIONBUSINESSOFTECHNOLOGYCYBERANDTRUSTCOREMODERNIZATIONCONCLUSIONTableofcontents2INFORMATIONCOMPUTATIONBUSINESSOFTECHNOLOGYCYBERANDTRUSTCOREMODERNIZATIONINTERACTIONWhat’snextforAI?SpatialcomputingtakescenterstageIT,amplified:AIelevatesthereach(andremit)ofthetechfunctionThenewmath:SolvingcryptographyinanageofquantumTheintelligentcore:AIchangeseverythingforcoremodernizationHardwareiseatingtheworldFigure1SixmacroforcesofinformationtechnologyTechTrends,Deloitte’sflagshiptechnologyreport,explorestheemergenceoftrendsinthreeelevatingforces(interaction,information,andcomputation)andthreegroundingforces(businessoftechnology,cyberandtrust,andcoremodernization)—allpartofourmacrotechnologyforcesframework(figure1).TechTrends2025,our16thtriparoundthesun,previewsafutureinwhichartificialintelligencewillbeasfoundationalaselectricitytodailybusinessandpersonallives.AsourteaminDeloitte’sOfficeoftheCTOputfinishingtouchesonTechTrends2025,werealizedthatAIisacommonthreadinnearlyeverytrend.Weexpectthatgoingforward,AIwillbesoubiquitousthatitwillbeapartoftheunseensubstructureofeverythingwedo,andweeventuallywon’tevenknowit’sthere.Executivesummary3ExecutivesummaryIntroductionAIeverywhere:Likemagic,butwithalgorithmsGenerativeAIcontinuestobethebuzzwordoftheyear,butTechTrends2025—andinfact,thefutureoftechnology—isaboutmuchmorethanAI.Thisyear’sreportrevealstheextenttowhichAIisbeingwovenintothefabricofourlives.We’lleventuallytakeitforgrantedandthinkofitinthesamewaythatwethinkofHTTPorelectricity:We’lljustexpectittowork.AIwillperformquietlyinthebackground,optimizingtrafficinourcities,personalizingourhealthcare,orcreatingadaptativeandaccessiblelearningpathsineducation.Wewon’tproactivelyuseit;we’llsimplyexperienceaworldinwhichitmakeseverythingworksmarter,faster,andmoreintuitively—likemagic,butgroundedinalgo-rithms.ThesixchaptersofTechTrends2025reflectthisemergingreality.InteractionSpatialcomputingtakescenterstageSpatialcomputingcontinuestosparkenterpriseinterestbecauseofitsabilitytobreakdowninformationsilosandcreatemorenaturalwaysforworkersandcustomerstointeractwithinformation.We’realreadyseeingenter-prisesfindsuccesswithusecaseslikeadvancedsimula-tionsthatalloworganizationstotestdifferentscenariostoseehowvariousconditionswillimpacttheiroper-ations.Withastrongerfocusoneffectivelymanagingspatialdata,organizationscandrivemorecutting-edgeapplications.Inthecomingyears,advancementsinAIcouldleadtoseamlessspatialcomputingexperiencesandimprovedinteroperability,ultimatelyenablingAIagentstoanticipateandproactivelymeetusers’needs.InformationWhat’snextforAI?TotakeadvantageoftheburgeoningexcitementaroundgenerativeAI,manyorganizationshavealreadyadoptedlargelanguagemodels(LLMs),thebestoptionformanyusecases.Butsomeareal...
