Early reads, before the hype
Short takes on the emerging technologies Boards are just starting to hear about.
Latest signals
Embodied AI
AI that acts in the physical world, from factory humanoids to autonomous machines. The liability, capital, and workforce questions are already Board-level.
Quantum Computing
Quantum error correction has crossed important experimental thresholds. The Board question is how to time readiness against evidence, not vendor roadmaps alone.
Post-Quantum Cryptography
Quantum-resistant cryptography standards are published and migration targets set. Data stolen today may be decrypted later, which makes the transition a Board question now.
Knowledge Graphs
Knowledge graphs make relationships and provenance explicit, helping enterprise AI produce answers that are more consistent, traceable, and easier to govern.
Automated Reasoning
Formal logic and mathematical proof, industrialised. For some precisely specified, high-consequence controls, testing is no longer the strongest assurance available.
Agentic AI
Generative models are being given goals, tools, and the authority to act. The Board question is where to transfer agency, and under what limits.