Global Scans · Artificial Intelligence · Weekly Summary

• [New] From 2029 onwards, leading AI systems outperform expert humans at virtually all cognitive tasks, with significant advantages in certain domains, and compress decades of scientific breakthroughs into years. GOV.UK
• [New] By 2030, AI can automate most tasks that a remote human worker could perform, driving major scientific breakthroughs, transforming public services, and creating an economic boom. GOV.UK
• [New] AI could cause significant labour displacement by 2030. GOV.UK
• [New] AI will likely provide a sustained increase to economic growth over the 2030s. GOV.UK
• [New] Goldman Sachs expects agent AI to drive a 24 x increase in token consumption by 2030 - to 120 trillion tokens per month. HTX
• [New] The estimated size of agent commerce is projected to reach $1.5 to $5 trillion by 2030, but adoption is limited by one point-most users are willing to let AI do research, but few are willing to let AI actually buy things. HTX
• [New] Anthropic, maker of Claude and a company that has positioned itself as the safety-first alternative in the AI race, could reach $965 billion. Crypto Briefing
• [New] 40% of enterprise applications will embed task-specific AI agents by the end of 2026, up from less than 5% the year before. DEV Community
• [New] The extraordinary convergence of multi-front AI litigation and regulation in May-June 2026 has reset the baseline for enterprise compliance, risk, and regulatory intelligence. FifthRow - Autonomous AI Apps for Research, Strategy, C
• [New] AI governance fragmentation in 2026 compels enterprises to adopt live compliance, manage cross-border AI risks, and adapt quickly to evolving regulations. FifthRow - Autonomous AI Apps for Research, Strategy, C
• [New] The European Commission's AI Office convened a new round of working group meetings to advance the forthcoming Code of Practice on the Marking and Labelling of AI-Generated Content, which will establish technical benchmarks for identifying synthetic media under the EU AI Act. EU DisinfoLab
• [New] More than 40% of agentic AI projects could be cancelled by the end of 2027 - citing escalating costs, unclear business value, and inadequate risk controls. Digital Applied
• [New] Only about 17% of organizations have actually deployed AI agents to date, even as 60% expect to within two years. Digital Applied
• [New] Based on current trends, the rate of advancement in AI capabilities by 2030 would constitute a slowdown in Trajectory 1, a continuation in Trajectory 2, and a take-off (i.e. rapid acceleration) in Trajectory 3. GOV.UK
• [New] Slower AI progress could increase the likelihood that China overtakes the US as the global AI leader. GOV.UK
• [New] China could pull ahead of the USA, with potentially enormous implications for the global order, if combined with the development of transformative AI. GOV.UK
• [New] Microsoft envisions workplaces managing millions of AI agents alongside employees. MarketingProfs
• [New] Mastercard envisions a future in which AI agents routinely buy services from one another on behalf of businesses, creating new business models and transaction patterns. MarketingProfs
• [New] As AI changes how products are discovered and purchased, first-party data and loyalty platforms are expected to drive returns over the next decade. PwC
• [New] In 2026 and beyond, CRM will be inextricably entwined with AI. Earned Media
• [New] Supply chains continue to adapt, benefiting economies such as Vietnam, Taiwan and Mexico, while energy reallocation and AI-driven semiconductor demand sustain trade growth despite geopolitical disruptions and protectionist pressures. BBVA research
• AI applications are expected to save the retail industry approximately $340 billion per year by 2027, primarily through process optimization and automation. Careertrainer.ai

Last updated: 18 June 2026