The Biggest AI Moments of 2025: Surveillance, Layoffs, and Robots

Artificial intelligence shaped nearly every corner of tech in 2025 as organizations weighed how to integrate new capabilities while managing operational and governance challenges.The year’s major developments reflected technical progress, workforce shifts, security concerns, and the realities of deploying AI at scale. Companies and institutions experimented with new AI tools, regulators worked to understand emerging risks, and researchers pushed boundaries, shaping both opportunities and c