A new Salesforce survey of 200 CIOs reveals that full AI implementation has surged from 11% to 42% in the past year, with organizations heavily investing in agentic AI. CIOs are shifting focus toward soft-skill development as AI transforms daily workflows, yet challenges around cross-team collaboration and data governance persist.
AI coding companies Lovable and Cursor are experiencing explosive growth, securing multibillion-dollar valuations and rapidly expanding their user bases. Lovable is reportedly raising funds at a $6 billion valuation, while Cursor’s latest round pushed its valuation to $29.3 billion. Both platforms are seeing fast adoption as they help engineers work faster by integrating AI-powered code generation and debugging. Despite booming interest, experts say long-term success may hinge on product differentiation and reducing reliance on external AI model providers.
AI developers are working to build comprehensive world models that go beyond vision to include audio, touch and physical interaction. According to Liu, fully multisensory systems could enable robots, autonomous vehicles and creative tools to train and simulate real-world scenarios with minimal risk. Such models could drive major breakthroughs in robotics, self-driving cars, sports strategy, animation and more.
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