Tag Archives: AI boom

01Jan/26

Understanding the AI Economy and Digital ID

Jan. 1, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — The “Fifth Industrial Revolution” (5IR), is a shift from tools that we control to environments that control themselves. It frames the future not as a collection of gadgets, but as a totalizing system—the “Cathedral”—where the infrastructure itself makes moral and economic decisions. The Dark Industrial Cathedral is built on surveillance, extraction, and algorithmic control. The primary task for 5IR leaders is “engineering ethics into infrastructure” by embedding human values directly into the code. Continue reading

Beyond Automation: AI as the Operating System of Human Civilisation

Dec. 31, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — As of 2025, the global economy is projected to reach approximately $115 trillion, even as it faces a staggering $338 trillion in total debt. Within this landscape, artificial intelligence has emerged as the foundational infrastructure of a Fifth Industrial Revolution, with the AI economy expected to contribute over $15.7 trillion to global GDP by 2030. This technological shift is characterized by the rise of AI sovereignty, where control over data and models defines geopolitical power. While automation and AI agents enhance productivity and business valuations, they also present significant risks regarding cybersecurity and the potential erosion of human identity. Ultimately, society faces a critical choice between using these tools to foster human dignity or allowing them to create a future defined by algorithmic surveillance and control. Continue reading

Cybersecurity Forecast 2026: The Rise of AI Agents, Persistent Extortion, and Evolving Nation-State Tactics

Dec. 29, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The Cybersecurity Forecast 2026 report by Google Cloud examines the anticipated evolution of digital threats, primarily focusing on the transformative role of artificial intelligence. It describes how adversaries will increasingly use AI agents for automated attacks and sophisticated social engineering, while defenders will adopt similar technology to enhance security operations. Beyond AI, the analysis highlights the persistent danger of ransomware and the expansion of cybercrime into the blockchain and virtualisation sectors. The document also evaluates the strategic motivations of nation-state actors from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea as they pursue global espionage and disruption. Ultimately, the report serves as a guide for organisations to modernise their identity management and governance frameworks in response to these emerging risks. Continue reading

25Nov/25

Trump Launches Genesis Mission AI Initiative

Nov. 25, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The provided text details the inauguration of the “Genesis Mission”, a significant artificial intelligence (AI) initiative launched through an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in November 2025. This federal effort is aimed at dramatically accelerating American AI research, development, and application, particularly in scientific fields, and has been compared to the historical Manhattan Project in its urgency and ambition. The mission intends to leverage vast federal datasets and expand computational resources to create sophisticated AI models, with goals including strengthening national security and accelerating scientific discovery. This initiative builds upon existing frameworks like the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) and involves partnerships with key figures and agencies, such as the Department of Energy, to establish essential infrastructure like the “American Science and Security Platform.” Continue reading

24Nov/25

AI Articles Surpass Human Output on the Web

Nov. 24, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The analysis of the growth and prevalence of AI-generated articles being published on the web clearly indicates that the quantity of articles produced by AI surpassed human-written content in November 2024, a significant trend spurred by the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. However, the proportion of AI content has recently stabilised and suggests this might be due to AI articles often not performing well in major search engines like Google. The CommonCrawl dataset and the application of an AI detection algorithm has been known for its false positive and negative rates when using articles from before ChatGPT’s release and articles generated by GPT-4o, respectively. Continue reading

29Oct/25

Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2026

Oct. 29, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ –The strategic imperatives that define success for technology leaders navigating the AI-powered, hyperconnected world are captured within the three themes of the Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2026. These trends are considered strategic imperatives that demand thoughtful consideration and decisive action from technology leaders. Continue reading

09May/24

OpenAI’s content deal with the FT is an attempt to avoid more legal challenges – and an ‘AI data apocalypse’

Mike Cook, King’s College London

OpenAI’s new “strategic partnership” and licensing agreement with the Financial Times (FT) follows similar deals between the US tech company and publishers such as Associated Press, German media giant Axel Springer and French newspaper Le Monde.

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