AI Agents Are Here: Impact Update on 2025's Top Tech Trends
About this episode
In this episode of Gartner ThinkCast, we revisit the Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2025 — particularly those focused on AI — and explore the impact they've had so far.
Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst Gene Alvarez returns to unpack how this year's most critical tech trends are playing out across enterprises with ever-increasing speed, including agentic AI, disinformation security and AI governance platforms. From ethics-by-design to the rise of AI coworkers, discover what's working, what's evolving and what leaders need to prepare for as we approach the reveal of the 2026 trends.
Tune in to discover
- What agentic AI means for productivity, coworking and knowledge compression
- Why AI governance platforms are becoming a critical pillar of enterprise trust
- How disinformation security tools are emerging to combat deepfakes
- What organizations can do to avoid "ethics washing" and shadow IT risks
- Why every tech trend now requires responsible innovation at its core
Dig deeper
- Buy tickets to Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ to see the 2026 trends debut live
- Download the Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2025
- Watch the full Top Strategic Tech Trends for 2025: The Impact So Far webinar
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