Issue The six macrotrends are asserted to be one convergent transformation, not six agendas
Summary
NTT DATA frames its six technology macrotrends as facets of one transformation rather than as separate agendas. The six are autonomy, emotion, trust, infrastructure, sovereignty and sufficiency. According to the report, each of these reinforces the others, and together they lay a coherent foundation for what it calls the era of mass intelligence. It adds that this era is defined not by machines acting alone but by closer collaboration between people and intelligent systems. The convergence claim is what allows the report to discuss very different fields, from robotics to chip supply and resource limits, as a single story. It also implies that organisations should plan across these domains together rather than treat them as isolated programmes.
Classification
Evidence 1
- Technology Foresight 2026: Sustaining growth in the era of mass intelligence NTT DATA page=7;section=Macrotrends overview: The architecture of the future 2026-03 accessed 2026-07-26
Constituent trends 6
- TrendMacrotrend 1: task automation turns into purpose-led autonomy under human intent8 signals
- TrendMacrotrend 2: AI takes emotional, embodied and socially responsive form5 signals
- TrendMacrotrend 3: trust becomes the operating layer as AI enters critical operations7 signals
- TrendMacrotrend 4: infrastructure becomes cognitive, anticipatory and sovereign3 signals
- TrendMacrotrend 5: semiconductors become a strategic asset and nations build end-to-end ecosystems9 signals
- TrendMacrotrend 6: efficiency gives way to sufficiency as the organizing goal6 signals
Directly linked signals 1
Relation types: constitutes · direct_urgent
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