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AI Breakdown · December 28, 2025 · 25m
AI in 2025: The Year That Changed Everything (Again)
NLW's year-end review of 2025 in AI: reasoning models, the agent explosion, DeepSeek's disruption, and the looming IPO wave.
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NLW's thesis: in 2025, AI completed its transition from a tool you use to an environment you inhabit. This environmental shift is the defining change.
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Looking back from early 2026, the breakthroughs of 2025 already feel like baseline expectations. The pace of adaptation ensures that no year's progress provides lasting wonder.