{"id":354685,"date":"2025-05-09T14:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/?p=354685"},"modified":"2025-05-09T14:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:54:14","slug":"forrester-unveils-top-10-emerging-technologies-for-2025-ai-innovation-shifts-from-experimentation-to-business-imperative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/forrester-unveils-top-10-emerging-technologies-for-2025-ai-innovation-shifts-from-experimentation-to-business-imperative\/","title":{"rendered":"Forrester Unveils Top 10 Emerging Technologies For 2025; AI Innovation Shifts From Experimentation To Business Imperative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Agentic AI represents the next frontier in automation, enabling systems to make decisions independently and with intent<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As generative AI evolves into agentic AI, automation becomes more sophisticated, and emerging technologies shift to large-scale deployment, firms will no longer be experimenting with AI by the end of 2025 \u2014 they will be racing to keep up with AI\u2019s acceleration. However, given ongoing geopolitical volatility, making the right technology investment decisions will be a key lever for business growth and competitive advantage. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Forrester\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> research, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Top 10 Emerging Technologies In 202<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, highlights new technologies that empower leaders to drive AI-led innovation while ensuring long-term resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The research categorizes the top 10 emerging technologies by their impacts over short-term, mid-term, and long-term benefits horizons to help enterprises and leaders prioritize their investments. An overview of the top findings is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Emerging technologies that will offer significant benefits to enterprises within the next two years by balancing AI acceleration with security needs include:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">IoT security.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0As cyber threats increase, IoT security technologies will be critical to strengthening defenses for critical data and connected devices. Businesses with high technology integration will see the biggest benefits from IoT security.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Synthetic data.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">New to Forrester\u2019s emerging technologies list this year,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"none\">this technology enhances AI model training while improving trust and privacy. With regulators encouraging organizations to adopt synthetic data to minimize risk, industries including financial services, insurance, healthcare, and the public sector will benefit the most.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mid-term emerging technologies that will deliver benefits to enterprises in the next two to five years given their real-world complexity include:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"21\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Agentic AI.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0The immediate potential of this technology is increased flexibility and adaptability to automate specific business processes. Although early examples of AI agents are promising and offer autonomous decision-making, this technology still requires stronger accuracy, trust, and coordination to become mainstream.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"21\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">GenAI for visual content.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0This technology is changing the way companies create and\u00a0<\/span>deploy photorealistic images, videos, and motion graphics. GenAI for visual content is poised to make the biggest impact in marketing, advertising, retail, and e-commerce sectors, delivering immersive and personalized preferences, and boosting consumer satisfaction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The emerging technology that will take at least five more years to deliver tangible value for enterprises:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"22\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Humanoid robots.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">This is the first year that this emerging technology has appeared on the list.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"none\">GenAI\u2019s rapid advancement and decreasing hardware costs are driving the advancement of humanoid robots \u2014 autonomous robots that resemble humans in appearance and functionality and are equipped with advanced sensors, AI, and actuators to perform tasks. However, challenges including high research and development costs, and complexities surrounding robot integration into existing workflows and infrastructure will hinder their widespread adoption.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cAs AI becomes ubiquitous, business and technology leaders should prioritize investments that will deliver the greatest impact for their organizations in terms of driving business growth, innovation, and competitive advantage,\u201d said <strong>Sharyn Leaver, chief research officer at Forrester.<\/strong> \u201cDespite global uncertainty, AI\u2019s rapid acceleration will continue. Enterprises that strategically balance AI innovation with risk mitigation will be ones that successfully thrive and achieve sustainable growth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agentic AI represents the next frontier in automation, enabling systems to make decisions independently and with intent As generative AI evolves into agentic AI, automation becomes more sophisticated, and emerging technologies shift to large-scale deployment, firms will no longer be experimenting with AI by the end of 2025 \u2014 they will be racing to keep [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[37369],"class_list":{"0":"post-354685","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-top-10-emerging-technologies-for-2025"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}