Frontier technologies have come to occupy centre stage in geopolitical discussions and national strategies in recent years. In 2025, the trepidations associated with establishing dominance in sectors like Artificial Intelligence are apparent through various high-level projects and initiatives announced by governments globally. Major economies have expressed their ambitions to become the next AI superpower or the most favoured destination for AI development and deployment. Moreover, AI scaling laws are being held up with increasingly powerful multimodal frontier AI models released by companies like OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. Technological innovations and the release of more powerful AI systems are occurring amidst rising geopolitical tensions between the United States and China. In light of the rising interpenetration of geopolitics and frontier technologies, this paper will highlight emerging policy and technology trends to look out for in the coming year.
Tech in big picture: Emerging trends in 2025 (Siddharth Yadav, Observer Research Foundation)
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