Market Insight: 10 Predictions For Applied AI Technologies In 2025

Executive Summary

This report explores key trends expected to influence the applied AI technology market in 2025 and beyond. AI technologies are truly disrupting not just enterprise and industrial software, but almost every system and process in the world. In 2025, AI adoption in practical, impactful use cases will accelerate, with CIOs, CTOs and CDOs driving double-digit budget increases. Following years of unprecedented investment and the near-undivided attention of the top minds in almost every organization, leaders are now grappling with how to press ‘go’ on lengthy AI implementation projects, while navigating drastic improvements offered by global AI labs, regulatory scrutiny and the need for scalable, reliable solutions trusted by a sceptical workforce. This report sets out 10 predictions for the applied AI market, from the rise of lightweight, general purpose and open-source AI models, to the growing role of government in AI infrastructure – and increasingly, oversight. Drawing on global survey data and deep research into vendor as well as buyer strategies, Verdantix analysts present 10 forward-looking predictions to help executives and technology leaders anticipate the opportunities and risks ahead.