Global Scans · Artificial Intelligence · Weekly Summary

• [New] Siemens announced that it will be integrating NVIDIA NIM and NVIDIA Nemotron open AI models into its electronic design automation (EDA) software offerings to advance generative and agentic workflows for semiconductor and PCB design. Siemens Digital Industries Software
• [New] By the end of 2026, AI will be widely embedded across MGA workflows, particularly in automated underwriting and risk assessment, claims processing, fraud detection, predictive risk analytics, dynamic pricing, and customer service agents and chatbots. Vertafore
• [New] Cyber-enabled fraud has overtaken ransomware as CEOs' top cyber concern, as AI-related vulnerabilities rise and resilience gaps widen across regions and organizations. StrategicRISK Global
• [New] AI and robotics could drive unprecedented global economic growth, creating a future of abundance where machines meet most human needs. Economic Times
• [New] Nearly half of all PR professionals who participated in the Inside PR 2026 survey selected AI and automation as the No. 1 opportunity for teams in 2026. Cision
• [New] Investors are clearly not pricing in the transformation that artificial intelligence or a more favorable global regulatory environment could unleash. Oliver Wyman Forum
• [New] Four in 10 Americans expect AI to impact their employment status in 2026, either by causing them to change roles within their company or costing them their job. Cision PR Newswire
• [New] Three-quarters of respondents plan on learning new AI skills in 2026; 40% are doing so to use in their current role and 36% want to make themselves more attractive for new opportunities. Cision PR Newswire
• [New] Research firm IDC expects around 60% of companies worldwide to run internal generative AI platforms by 2026, compared with less than a fifth just two years earlier. Sophiabistro.com
• [New] Europe's AI Act, whose main provisions kick in around 2026, will reshape how generative AI is built and sold. Sophiabistro.com
• [New] By 2026, most consumers will interact with generative AI multiple times a day without realising it, as it hides inside chat windows, apps and devices. Sophiabistro.com
• [New] The first major agentic AI incident is expected in 2026, likely involving an agent doing legitimate work while quietly exfiltrating sensitive context or taking inappropriate actions. Differ
• [New] AI adoption in 2026 will feel familiar - Most enterprises will continue using agentic AI to automate repeatable tasks and augment existing processes, not reinvent them. Radical Data Science
• [New] By 2030 AI is expected to account for 12.4% of Saudi Arabia's GDP and 14% of the UAE's GDP. JD Supra
• [New] Professional threat actors are systematically probing more than 70 different model endpoints, including OpenAI and Google Gemini, to find misconfigured servers that leak access to commercial AI APIs. BARR Advisory
• [New] AI-generated fraud will be the frontline threat for retailers in 2026. Fisher Phillips
• [New] Following the explosion in the deployment of artificial intelligence across education and countless other sectors in 2025, districts can expect more guidance and policies related to AI tools in 2026. K-12 Dive
• [New] Artificial intelligence climbed to No. 2 in 2026's Risk Barometer - its highest-ever position, up from No. 10 in 2025. Claims Journal
• [New] AI creates emerging risks as well as new business opportunities AI has surged into the top tier of global business concerns, rising to #2 in 2026 from #10 in 2025 - the biggest jump in 2026's ranking. MarketScreener Australia
• [New] In 2026, human-AI interaction will likely challenge human judgement and identity more deeply than in any year to date. Atlantic Council
• [New] With Google, Meta, Apple, and Snap all launching competing products in 2026, consumers will finally have real choice in AI-powered eyewear. The Tech Buzz

Last updated: 25 January 2026