{"id":9645,"date":"2026-07-01T10:48:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/version1.thinktankdev.org.uk\/en-us\/?p=9645"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:04:20","slug":"ai-horizon-emerging-trends-report-volume-four","status":"publish","type":"reports","link":"http:\/\/version1.thinktankdev.org.uk\/en-us\/reports\/ai-horizon-emerging-trends-report-volume-four\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Horizon: emerging trends report \u2013 volume four"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"multi-column  pb-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"multi-column__layout multi-column__layout--weighted multi-column__layout--cols-1\">\n                                                \n                                            <div class=\"multi-column__col multi-column__col--content\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"160\">\n                                                            <h2 class=\"multi-column__heading h3\">Volume Four<\/h2>\n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"multi-column__content standard-body\"><h5>Stronger data foundations = stronger AI efficacy<\/h5>\n<p>Last time, we explored the industry shift from AI experimentation to investment with intent and included some client examples.<\/p>\n<p>This edition focuses on what\u2019s emerging as one of the key limiting factors to adoption success: fundamental lack of data excellence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"single-column-content single-column-content--container-regular single-column-content--align-center  pt-none\">\n    \n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"single-column-content__inner\" 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unlocked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Q&amp;A with Dawn Kelso<\/strong><br \/>\nWhy fixing your data, not your AI, is the key to moving from experiments to impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sovereign AI snapshot<\/strong><br \/>\nWhy control is becoming the defining question in AI strategy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Letters of unique importance<\/strong><br \/>\nHow AI is safeguarding the human voice in moments where every word matters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ones to watch<\/strong><br \/>\nThe emerging design principles shaping how AI is built, trusted, and scaled in its next phase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p 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