{"id":1013000000492,"date":"2026-09-30T09:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/en-us\/?post_type=reports&#038;p=1013000000492"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:54:28","slug":"ai-horizon-emerging-trends-report-volume-five","status":"publish","type":"reports","link":"https:\/\/www.version1.com\/en-us\/reports\/ai-horizon-emerging-trends-report-volume-five\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Horizon: emerging trends report \u2013 volume five"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"multi-column  pb-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"multi-column__layout multi-column__layout--weighted multi-column__layout--cols-1\">\n                                                \n                                            <div class=\"multi-column__col multi-column__col--content\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"160\">\n                                                            <h2 class=\"multi-column__heading h3\">Volume Five<\/h2>\n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"multi-column__content standard-body\"><div class=\"sc-ktvNQe iRhfyn im-column\" data-testid=\"@foleon\/maggie-viewer_column-component\" data-foleon-id=\"7a151ad4-f64d-4d13-87ca-174ab6376fe4\">\n<div class=\"im-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"sc-kjGEIJ hKbLOJ\">\n<h4 class=\"sc-bFYcde kBIGZO\" data-testid=\"ripley-core__text-item__header-one__component\" data-foleon-id=\"97828446-39fe-4d76-a90f-289205014c5d\"><span class=\"sc-dCZjNh cxONFf\">The broad spectrum of Agentic AI<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-bFYcde jQgLYH\" data-testid=\"ripley-core__text-item__header-four__component\" data-foleon-id=\"9bc306c2-ca39-436b-9b6e-865a9d1f0523\"><span class=\"sc-dCZjNh cxONFf\">Our last edition highlighted a fundamental lack of data excellence as a critical limiting factor to successful AI adoption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bFYcde jQgLYH\" data-testid=\"ripley-core__text-item__header-four__component\" data-foleon-id=\"9bc306c2-ca39-436b-9b6e-865a9d1f0523\"><span class=\"sc-dCZjNh cxONFf\"> This time around we\u2019re exploring the broad spectrum of Agentic AI and interrogating topics such Secure AI and what that means for organisations, especially those already engaged in progressive forms of AI and multi-agent solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"single-column-content single-column-content--container-large single-column-content--align-center  pt-none\">\n    \n    <div class=\"container--large\">\n        <div class=\"single-column-content__inner\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            \n                            <div class=\"single-column-content__content 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      \n                                            <div class=\"multi-column__col multi-column__col--content\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"160\">\n                                                            <h2 class=\"multi-column__heading h4\">Key Insights:<\/h2>\n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"multi-column__content standard-body\"><p class=\"sc-kjGEIJ dtghRa\"><strong><span class=\"sc-dCZjNh cxONFf\">Agent infrastructure is the new battleground<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>As MCP adoption expands, AI infrastructure is evolving from monolithic agents towards modular, role-based systems designed for more efficient orchestration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bFYcde evjQPL\" data-testid=\"ripley-core__text-item__header-four__component\" data-foleon-id=\"df764c4f-bffd-41e9-bbc6-7c274bb00d43\"><strong><span class=\"sc-dCZjNh cxONFf\">Mapping the frontier<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Frontier AI competition is shifting from raw model capability towards cost, speed, multimodality and long-horizon agentic execution, while growing context windows and open-weight models expand their potential for enterprise use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bFYcde EgLqj\" data-testid=\"ripley-core__text-item__header-four__component\" data-foleon-id=\"4b0d27ce-9467-4529-b3bb-7ad277384a73\"><strong><span class=\"sc-dCZjNh cxONFf\">Security and governance: the burning platform?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>AI agents are creating new security and governance challenges, making tighter access controls, agent identity, observability and rapid containment essential for safe enterprise adoption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-kjGEIJ iAKmYi\"><strong><span class=\"sc-dCZjNh cxONFf\">Ones to watch<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>The emerging design principles shaping how AI is built, trusted, and scaled in its next phase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n     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