Trend The Intelligence Age extends access from information to machine reasoning and action

Summary

KPMG uses the term Intelligence Age for a period driven by the exponential acceleration of new technologies. In this era people gain more than wider access to information, because they also acquire tools that help them reason, decide, and act quickly and at scale. Microsoft's Seth Patton argues that earlier shifts such as the printing press, photography, and even the internet evolved steadily, while mainstream adoption now moves at unprecedented speed. He describes the change as a move from democratizing information to democratizing expertise, which implies mass participation. AI makes the acceleration most visible, with models updated continually and capability per dollar still rising.