Welcome to the law in 2025!  At the beginning of each year, we gaze into the future to help you prioritise your next steps. This is the law regarding digital, data and tech in 2025. We try to predict what will happen and what it will mean for you. Our expertise guides you on where to spend your time and energy.

We agree, but that doesn’t stop us from trying anyway. We try our best to get it right, and sometimes we don’t. Last year, the majority of our 2024 predictions were accurate. We aim to help you allocate your resources effectively to navigate the next 12 months.

The top 20 predictions for 2025 are:

1. Intelligence will be a central theme.

2. There will be a tech race.

3. Innovation will trump safety.

4. Parliaments will not enact many laws.

5. Courts will play a bigger role in tech regulation.

6. The cracks in AI will begin to show.

7. There will be a content crisis.

8. People will lose trust in social media.

9. There will be a polarisation of privacy regulatory regimes.

10. Countries will close borders for data – not just people.

11. People will claim damages.

12. Everyone needs to be AI literate.

13. AI will change your organisation’s strategy.

14. Some organisations will leapfrog others by leveraging Generative AI.

15. There will be many commercial opportunities.

16. There will be sector-specific AI regulation.

17. Authorities will struggle to enforce data laws.

18. AI will revolutionise legal and compliance.

19. Cybersecurity will become even more critical in the face of AI-powered cyber threats.

20. The EU AI Act will start to have an impact.

You can read Michalsons full blog here.

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