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After a year of big investments, growing capabilities and uneven adoption, how companies use artificial intelligence will be a key focus in 2026.

This is the third story in the special year-end series where we speak to industry leaders on the year that went by, and what to look out for in 2026.
If there was one thing that dominated conversations in 2025, it was artificial intelligence.
The year saw rapid improvements in AI capabilities and unprecedented levels of investment. From huge data centre buildouts and expanding compute capacity to increasingly powerful models and a geopolitical race for AI capabilities, it became clearer than ever that this is a tech business and policymakers need to pay serious attention. At the same time, debates …