Researchers are focused on making “AI agents” widely available. These are autonomous systems that can perform end-to-end tasks without human intervention. For example, Sam Altman from OpenAI has discussed achieving their definition of “Artificial General Intelligence” (AGI) — a form of artificial intelligence that can complete tasks as well as humans, or even better — as soon as next year.
Developments in AI have played a major role in buoying markets — and in particular, the Magnificent 7 — since the tail-end of 2022, when the public launch of ChatGPT marked a watershed moment for generative AI (GenAI).
But while the past two years have mostly been about experimentation and personal adoption of GenAI, 2025 will mark the start of true widespread adoption of AI in business processes, says digital wealth management firm StashAway in its 2025 macro outlook, released Dec 23.
