Issue The six macrotrends are asserted to be one convergent transformation, not six agendas
Summary
NTT DATA argues that autonomy, emotion, trust, infrastructure, sovereignty and sufficiency are not separable programmes but mutually reinforcing parts of a single transformation, which is the claim that lets the report treat very different technology domains as one story.
Classification
Main topicAI & Computing
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
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 intent5 signals
- TrendMacrotrend 2: AI takes emotional, embodied and socially responsive form5 signals
- TrendMacrotrend 3: trust becomes the operating layer as AI enters critical operations4 signals
- TrendMacrotrend 4: infrastructure becomes cognitive, anticipatory and sovereign3 signals
- TrendMacrotrend 5: semiconductors become a strategic asset and nations build end-to-end ecosystems5 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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