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AI Agents Are Here: Impact Update on 202...

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In this episode of Gartner ThinkCast, we revisit the Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2025 — particularly those focused on AI — and explore the impact they’ve had so far.

Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst Gene Alvarez returns to unpack how this year’s most critical tech trends are playing out across enterprises with ever-increasing speed, including agentic AI, disinformation security and AI governance platforms. From ethics-by-design to the rise of AI coworkers, discover what’s working, what’s evolving and what leaders need to prepare for as we approach the reveal of the 2026 trends.

 

Tune in to discover

  • What agentic AI means for productivity, coworking and knowledge compression
  • Why AI governance platforms are becoming a critical pillar of enterprise trust
  • How disinformation security tools are emerging to combat deepfakes
  • What organizations can do to avoid “ethics washing” and shadow IT risks
  • Why every tech trend now requires responsible innovation at its core

 

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