Artificial intelligence (AI) has become central to the technology industry, and its significance in 2025 is evident from the pronouncements of numerous technology leaders and experts. AI-related topics such as large language models (LLM), AI agents, robotics, and large data centers have firmly occupied the center stage of technology industry reporting over the past year.
Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell emphasized that AI is a user-centric technology of the future, asserting, "There is no worse investment than building technology that doesn't align with the direction our customers want. The future our customers want is AI." NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang also redefined the company's identity, stating, "We are no longer a semiconductor company, but an AI factory."
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed skepticism about whether AI technology represents substantial progress or is merely an overhyped bubble. He stated, "Even if real results are achieved, it may initially appear like a bubble. It's costly, but it's not necessarily the end goal."
Fei-Fei Li, former chief AI scientist at Google Cloud, emphasized that AI will become the core foundation of intelligent agents, and pointed out that "the ability to interact with 3D space and the virtual world is where the true value of AI lies."
Furthermore, from Marc Benioff of Salesforce (CRM) and Ed Chi of Google (GOOGL) DeepMind, to AI startups Anthropic and OpenAI, and Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon (AMZN), these industry leaders generally agree that AI is triggering structural changes across the entire industry.
In particular, technological innovations surrounding AI agents have transcended the realm of "intelligent collaboration tools," emerging as core variables directly impacting economic systems and cybersecurity. Meanwhile, some commentators believe AI is redefining existing infrastructure. Yee Jiun Song, Head of Infrastructure at Meta, stated, "AI is disrupting our traditional understanding of infrastructure." Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks, diagnosed, "AI remains hampered by barriers of complexity and high cost, which is slowing down organizations across the board."
Caution has also emerged regarding the radical advancements in AI technology. Vlad Tenev of Robinhood frankly stated, "We don't yet know whether we're creating a novice assistant or a threatening predator." Apostol Vassilev of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) emphasized that restricting the access rights of AI agents is crucial, given their potential to intrude into existing network infrastructure.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang publicly apologized for a strategic gaffe during his speech on quantum computing at the GTC conference in March, stating that "this event was like a collective consultation for me" and that he is committed to rebuilding trust with the industry. Astro Teller, CEO of Alphabet's experimental technology organization X, called for radical imagination in the AI era, pointing out that "recklessness that sounds reasonable is failure."
Thus, AI is permeating almost every field, including technology, infrastructure, policy, and ethics. For some, it is "a hopeful advancement," while for others, it is "an unpredictable risk." 2025 will be the year that AI's influence materializes across all industries, and a decisive turning point where technology leaders will personally experience its weight.
