Wat is er nieuw in kunstmatige intelligentie – juli 2025

July saw major shifts in AI policy, infrastructure, and innovation—showcasing how rapidly the landscape continues to evolve.

🏛️ Policy & Regulation

Federal Pushback on AI Preemption

De U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted 99–1 to remove a proposed 10‑year ban on state-level AI regulation, preserving states' authority to enact their own AI laws to protect privacy, consumers, and safety.

Growth of AI Gigafactories in Europe

Momentum continues from earlier announcements: multiple EU-based AI “gigafactories” and InvestAI funding initiatives remain central to scaling Europe's AI infrastructure.

⚙️ Infrastructure & Innovation

AI Forecasting at Scale

De ECMWF deployed its ensemble AI Forecasting System (AIFS NL S) operationally on July 1. This fully AI-powered weather model runs massively faster (10×) and with significantly lower energy use than traditional systems, while improving accuracy by up to 20% .

AI Agents Market Surges

De mondiale markt voor AI agents reached $5.43 billion in 2024, with forecasts projecting growth to USD 236 billion by 2034 as machine-learning and naturallanguage processing capabilities scale .

Game & Agent Innovation

• SpoonOS heeft Developer Call Season gelanceerd, a one-month initiative inviting developers to prototype AI-powered agents using its platform .

• MindArk, het bedrijf achter Entropia Universe, geactiveerd real-time interplanetaire teleportatie in its metaverse and expanded its AI development staff—moving toward becoming one of the first AI-run game studios .

🌐 Industry & Business Activity

AI Funding & Partnerships

• Sciencia AI, a Palo Alto-based AI infrastructure firm, secured a new funding round aimed at accelerating its AI stack development.

• Google Cloud en Somnia hebben een samenwerking aangekondigd to embed AI into blockchain gaming—powering NPC behavior, security features, and developer tooling for immersive game experiences.

🖥️ Events & Ecosystem Expansion

Global AI Gatherings

Key AI-related summits and conferences are underway:

• GenAI Week SV 2025, to be held July 13–17 in Santa Clara, will feature 400+ speakers and over 30,000 attendees from the AI ecosystem.

• De AI for Developing Countries Forum is gepland bij de Verenigde Naties in Wenen vanaf July 15–17, focusing on fair and inclusive AI deployment globally.

• De International AI in Education (AIED) Conference zal plaatsvinden in Palermo, Italië July 22–26, exploring AI’s role in education system transformation.

✅ Wat juli ons vertelt

• De wetgevende dynamiek in de VS benadrukt de groeiende spanning tussen state-level autonomy and federal AI oversight.

• Europe's InvestAI infrastructure continues to lay the groundwork for reducing dependency on overseas cloud providers.

• AI’s utility expands beyond language and vision to domains like weersvoorspellingen, meeslepend gamen, leren en digitale tweelingen.

• De AI agents market is scaling fast—from developer platforms to real-world applications and enterprise solutions.

Blijf ons volgen Augustus editie, where we'll explore policy responses, major releases, and next-gen AI deployments shaping the second half of 2025.