Our Scans · (ZY.1.04) Artificial Intelligence · Weekly Summary

• [New] In a groundbreaking development, 2026 will see serious efforts to build AI Data Centers in space. UniAthena
• [New] As predicted by Google, 2026 will see a surge in multimodal AI, which processes text, images, audio, and video. UniAthena
• [New] By 2026, AI will be integral in defending against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. UniAthena
• [New] Cyberattacks in 2026 are more sophisticated than ever - AI-powered threats, ransomware, and social engineering are targeting businesses and individuals alike. Mark Hayward Cyber Security eBooks
• [New] Deepfakes have evolved from early CGI research into a global risk as generative AI has made creating synthetic media fast, inexpensive, and highly convincing. Reality Defender - Enterprise-Grade Deepfake Detection
• [New] More than 40% of agentic AI projects could be cancelled by 2027, citing unclear value, rising costs, and weak governance (Gartner, via MES Computing). Supered
• [New] Under aggressive growth scenarios, e-waste from generative AI could increase by nearly three orders of magnitude between 2020 and 2030, reaching an estimated five million tonnes. Nature
• [New] Integrated operations already show measurable gains, with AI agents reducing cost per call by 50% while increasing CSAT and AI-resolved service cases moving from 30% in 2025 toward an expected 50% by 2027. AmplifAI
• [New] AI data centers may account for 123 gigawatts of power demand by 2035. / USA ABC Ohio Valley
• [New] At least 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI by 2028 - up from 0% in 2024 - and that 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI by 2028, up from less than 1% in 2024. Digital Applied
• [New] Gartner expects task-specific AI agents to appear in a large share of enterprise software by the end of 2026, and also predicts that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by 2027, with integration into existing systems as the main failure point. Tommaso Maria Ricci
• [New] By 2026, 9 out of 10 finance teams will use at least one AI tool. PrometAI
• [New] With $700 billion flowing into AI-related investments during 2026, technology giants are constructing the data centers, networks, semiconductor supply chains, and energy systems that will define the next generation of economic growth. CnetLabs
• [New] Google Photos remains a robust option with plenty of AI features, though you will be subject to Google's ever-loosening privacy policies and will need to exercise caution in order to avoid having your media ingested for AI training. Engadget
• [New] AI-driven candidate fraud is now an explicit factor reshaping how RPO contracts and reporting get structured going into 2027. Recruiterflow Blog
• [New] The agents ai price prediction is anticipated to increased by about 28.34%, reaching $0.0000694 by end of 2027. DigitalCoinPrice
• [New] The agents ai price prediction is anticipated to increased by about 28.28%, reaching $0.0000783 by end of 2027. DigitalCoinPrice
• [New] 80% of manufacturers will integrate generative artificial intelligence for parts by 2027. Market Data Forecast
• [New] In 2026, generative AI will not replace human judgement for responsiveness reviews in outgoing productions; it will augment it everywhere else. Winston Taylor
• [New] Even if 2026 will not normalize AI-reliance on responsiveness review, it is likely to mark the beginning of a jurisprudence foundation. Winston Taylor

Last updated: 16 July 2026