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Year Ender 2025: From DeepSeek to Agentic AI, 10 major developments that changed Artificial Intelligence in 2025

2025 Year Ender: Artificial intelligence crossed a decisive threshold in 2025, evolving from experimental tools into systems embedded across daily life, business operations, and scientific research. The year saw major shifts in global AI power with Chinas open-source DeepSeek R1 challenging US dominance, while reasoning-focused models delivered breakthroughs in mathematics, enterprise workflows, and even AI self-optimisation.