Ground Shift
Experts correctly projected AI disruption. What they underestimated was its pace.
Borrowed Time is a recurring analysis drawing from industry predictions, academic research, and expert interviews. We track 17 shifts across technology, work, and society — and how quickly they’re advancing — so leaders can act with clarity.
Here’s where they stand.
Original Forecast April 2025 · Updated February 2026
2025
Agents Everywhere (and Nowhere)
Confirmed: 6/6
2026
Foundations Start to Crack
Confirmed: 3/5
Tracking: 2/5
2027
The Dam Breaks
Tracking: 5/6
Projected: 1/6The forecast is resolving faster than projected.
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IndexBehind the Scorecard
In April 2025, we analyzed thousands of sources to map AI-driven change across a three-year horizon.
The 17 themes cover every domain that matters to senior leaders: how work gets done and who does it, how organizations are structured, how leaders make decisions, how institutions adapt, and how people make sense of their own value in a world where intelligence is no longer exclusively human. [Read the original research.]
In February 2026, we re-ran the analysis against the original projections. The forecast is arriving faster than projected — across every horizon.