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Sample issue · from AI Adoption

Money, adoption and agents this week. Five numbers, each linked to its chart and source.

$581.7B

Global corporate AI investment in 2025, up from $253.0B in 2024

AI Investment · chart and data →

88%

McKinsey survey respondents whose organisation used AI in 2025, up from 78% in 2024

AI Adoption · chart and data →

16,541

US AI job postings listing agentic AI in 2025, about 110 times the 151 of 2024

AI Jobs · chart and data →

150

AI-related laws passed by US state legislatures in 2025, up from 132 in 2024

AI Regulation & Policy · chart and data →

362

AI incidents recorded by the AI Incident Database in 2025, up from 281 in 2024

AI Ethics & Safety · chart and data →

Chart of the week · AI Jobs

Employment of 22–25-year-olds in the most AI-exposed US jobs fell 15.7% against the least exposed by end-2025

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