Insights

Research behind our advice

Industry briefs, frameworks and publications from KIG Research.

Industry briefs · October 2026

The agentic shift, sector by sector

Read each brief alongside the Agent Value Ledger and AI Delegation Map: the briefs describe what is changing; the frameworks show what to do about it.

Financial Services in the Age of AgencyBanks, insurers and wealth managers are now letting AI agents carry out work, not just advise on it, so the advantage will go to firms that redesign delegation, accountability and controls before regulators set the rules for them.Healthcare & Life Sciences in the Age of AgencyHealth organisations that redesign accountability before they deploy AI agents at scale will get the productivity gains; those that skip that step will take on clinical and regulatory risk they cannot see.Education & Families in the Age of AgencyAI that acts can widen access to good teaching and care, but only if institutions decide where it may act, for whom, and under whose supervision.Energy & Sustainability in the Age of AgencyAI is now both the biggest new source of electricity demand and one of the best tools for managing it. Firms that treat AI agents as operational infrastructure, with matching controls, will run grids, buildings and portfolios at lower cost and risk.Supply Chain, Consumer and Manufacturing in the Age of AgencyAgents now plan, buy, sell and move goods, so the advantage will go to firms that redesign how they delegate decisions, not to those that only add tools.

Methodology

From insight to action

1AI readiness
2Value opportunity
3Responsible delegation
4Measured financial outcomes

AI readiness

Kiros AI Readiness & Value Index

Is the organisation ready to create value from AI?

Explore →Value opportunity · Measured outcomes

Agent Value Ledger

Which lines in the accounts can AI move, and at what full cost?

Explore →Responsible delegation

AI Delegation Map

Which decisions may AI make, recommend, or never touch?

Explore →

Thought leadership

Ideas behind the methodology

Age of Agency

DELEGATION

The era in which we hand decisions to machines that act on our behalf, and what that means for how organisations decide, delegate and compete.

Agentrification

VALUE & ROLES

How work, value and roles shift as machines take over tasks, and who gains or loses as a result.

Universal Basic Intelligence

UBINT · ACCESS

Treating access to capable AI as essential infrastructure for people, organisations and economies.

Framing the Future of Intelligence: the newsletter ↗

Scientific research

Selected publications

Academic research by our people. Cited as research, not as client results.

Beyond Transformers: A Neuro-Symbolic and Quantum Hybrid Architecture Toward Artificial General Intelligence

Privacy by Psychology: Developmental Framework for Adolescent Digital Rights and Family Relationships

Neuroplasticity and Digital Media: Brain Development Implications for Adolescent Mental Health. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Neuroimaging Studies

Spiking Neural Networks: Background, Recent Development and the NeuCube Architecture

FacialSense: Emotional Valence Recognition Using a Brain-Inspired Spiking Neural Network

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