Perhaps the biggest buzzword of 2025 was AI, which was simultaneously viewed as a game-changing, era-defining productivity tool and a huge bubble that was set to crash any minute. As the year closed out, the demand for data centres to power AI applications has led to a global shortage of RAM memory chips and made AI chipmaker Nvidia the most valuable company in the world (adding over $1 trillion in value in 2025 alone).
Rise of the robots: AI in private credit
Credit managers have been experimenting with AI in 2025, with many expecting it will become an integral part of the private credit landscape in the near future.