The DeAngelis Review

Strategic risks, distinct from operational risks, threaten a company's goals, requiring constant monitoring. Despite executive confidence, disruptions persist. AI tools like Enterra's system enhance risk management by analyzing complex data, though human judgment remains crucial for effective strategy.

AI is transforming grocery retail through personalized customer experiences, inventory management, pricing optimization, quality control, and operational efficiencies. Grocers who fail to invest in AI risk losing market position and competitive advantage.

Digital twins, virtual replicas of physical systems enhanced by AI, are transforming business operations by enabling scenario testing and better decision-making. McKinsey predicts market growth to $183 billion by 2031, particularly impacting supply chain optimization.

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, disrupted the tech industry with its R1 model that matches US capabilities at lower costs. The breakthrough challenges US AI dominance and raises concerns about China's AI development and influence.

By 2030, three forces—climate change, artificial general intelligence (AGI), and quantum computing—will transform global business. Companies must prepare for climate-driven relocations, AGI's potential and risks, and quantum computing's revolutionary impact on security and innovation.

The article outlines six key AI trends predicted for 2025: agentic AI becoming autonomous digital workers, rise of smaller language models, increasing data value and usability, AI convergence with sensors and biotech, quantum computing integration, and ongoing challenges in AI implementation.