Digital Disruption Matrix

“Many companies are so focused on GenAI that they might overlook the real value descriptive AI can unlock. Ideally, GenAI will help bridge the user interface gap, making it easier for organizations to integrate Descriptive AI effectively.”

“An interesting shift due to the wide availability of GenAI in our daily lives is that it changes the implementation from top-down to bottom-up. As we are using GenAI beyond our work contexts, we bring it into our organizations. This triggers new managerial questions around which types of use are acceptable and which are not, which will also determine how GenAI manifests itself inside organizations.”

“Generative AI makes it possible to create content that did not exist in the original training data, which is truly a paradigm shift in the way to expand reference datasets and create new content.”

“So far, the technology has been plagued by the difficulty of reducing errors, hampering its deployment in conventional deterministic computing. Yet, its potential for massive parallel computation remains outstanding. This combination fits remarkably well with the requirements of modern AI, where parallelism coexists with errors managed through statistical processes.”

“Quantum is seen as offering great potential outcomes in bio-engineering and molecule discovery, allowing millions of simulations running in a much quicker way than in a conventional lab with current computational power.”

“Blockchain adoption is at a turning point. We see increasingly that financial applications dominate the market while other applications fall behind. With many users and investors prioritizing scalability over decentralization, centralization remains a significant systemic risk for blockchain applications.”

“The next generation of robotics and automation is already underway, driven by AI agents. These intelligent systems are transforming task execution, information processing, and decision-making across industries. Their deployment is rapidly expanding, with the potential to impact the entire spectrum of sectors.”

“Robotics is advancing from backend warehouse automation to enhancing front-end service capabilities. In luxury, hospitality leaders are leveraging it for seamless guest experiences. The challenge remains balancing operational efficiency with exclusivity, craftsmanship, and the human interactions that define luxury.”

“AI's uncertain energy demands plus electric vehicles adding two megawatt-hours per household create significant grid challenges. For countries where gigawatts of industrial flexibility are now gone, there is a choice to be made: California-style battery deployment or smarter demand management.”