Recent 2025 reports show a clear signal. Over 70 percent of executives expect AI agents and autonomous systems to change core business models within ten years [1][2][3]. Academic research from 2024 confirms this shift, especially toward embodied AI and goal driven agents that operate in real environments, not just screens [4][5].

What is coming next is not only faster models.

We are moving toward:

• AI agents that plan and act across systems

• Embodied AI that works in factories, logistics, and healthcare

• Early forms of general intelligence focused on tasks, not science fiction

This creates a serious fork in the road.

Organizations that invest early can gain:

• Faster decisions

• Lower cost per operation

• Stronger learning loops across teams

Organizations that wait face real risk:

• Loss of control over vendor AI systems

• Skills gaps that grow every year

• Compliance pressure, especially in the EU

In the Netherlands, this matters now. EU regulation, talent shortages, and rising AI costs make ad hoc experiments dangerous.

AI strategy without structure will fail.

At Centralink, we help leaders translate AI trends into clear choices:

• Where to invest

• What to avoid

• How to stay compliant and competitive

Which AI trend excites you most?
And which one worries you?

Contact us via info@Centralink.nl

References

[1] McKinsey & Company. (2025). The state of AI in 2025: From tools to agents.
[2] Deloitte. (2025). Tech Trends 2025: AI everywhere, governance required.
[3] Boston Consulting Group. (2025). AI-powered enterprise transformation.
[4] Russell, S., et al. (2024). Human-compatible AI systems. AI Journal, 38(2), 145–162.
[5] Deng, J., & Li, F. (2024). Embodied intelligence and real-world learning. Nature Machine Intelligence, 6(1), 22–31.