For the second yr in a row, high tech leaders chosen synthetic intelligence as a very powerful present expertise. IEEE surveyed 350 CIOs, CTOs, IT administrators, and different world expertise leaders for its now-annual report, “The Influence of Expertise in 2025 and Past: An IEEE World Research.”
Greater than half ranked synthetic intelligence—together with predictive and generative AI, machine studying, and pure language processing—on the high. Cloud computing was second, and robotics got here in third. Different applied sciences the specialists say will make an affect within the coming yr embody prolonged actuality, the economic Web of Issues, quantum computing, and electrical automobiles.
The tech leaders—from Brazil, China, India, the UK, and the USA—shared how their firms plan to make use of AI and what abilities they are going to be on the lookout for in new hires for associated jobs.
The executives additionally reported that they plan to include extra robotics and quantum computing functions into their operations this yr.
Altering angle towards AI
Most respondents indicated they’re able to embrace AI. Twenty p.c stated they often use generative AI and that it has added worth to their operations. Twenty-four p.c stated they acknowledge the expertise’s advantages and plan to discover its sensible functions. Greater than 30 p.c stated they’ve excessive expectations for AI and plan to experiment with it on small tasks.
Some ways in which AI can be utilized by the 350 CIOs, CTOs, IT administrators, and different world expertise leaders surveyed.IEEE Transmitter
Some leaders (18 p.c), nevertheless, acknowledged that they’ve skilled issues and are reconsidering AI’s use of their enterprise.
When requested to pick out from an inventory of potential makes use of for AI functions, 48 p.c of the leaders selected “real-time cybersecurity vulnerability identification and cyberattack prevention.” Thirty-nine p.c referred to as it an assist with “working instructional actions similar to custom-made studying, tutoring techniques, and chatbots.” Thirty-five p.c selected “helping with or accelerating software program improvement.” Automating customer support (28 p.c), accelerating illness mapping and drug discovery (26 p.c), and automating or stabilizing a utility’s energy sources (25 p.c) have been different functions chosen.
“AI can assist clear up pressing world challenges,” IEEE Fellow Houbing Tune stated in an interview with IEEE Transmitter in regards to the outcomes. “Our society can be extra affluent, productive, revolutionary, and safe from its use.”
Abilities wanted for AI jobs
With the anticipated enhance in AI program use, executives stated they may look so as to add individuals with particular abilities. The highest 5 they listed have been software program improvement, expertise with AI moral practices, information evaluation, information modeling and processing, and robotics programming.
Robotics and quantum computing make inroads
The examine discovered that firms all over the world plan to extend their use of robotics this yr—particularly, humanoid robots—to automate duties, enhance productiveness, and cut back prices. Eighteen p.c of the tech leaders anticipate to have them absolutely applied into their operations this yr or are already utilizing the robots, 35 p.c anticipate to begin incorporating them into their operations, and 37 p.c are nonetheless contemplating learn how to introduce them.
Some firms plan to make use of robotic techniques to automate their cybersecurity applications and reply autonomously in actual time to cyberattacks. Greater than 40 p.c anticipate to begin incorporating the applications, whereas about one third stated they may absolutely implement them this yr.
“Quantum expertise is the subsequent frontier of data, and there are lots of efforts to make it extra sensible for business.” —Euclides Chuma
Quantum computing can be more and more used this yr, in keeping with the survey. Quantum computing machines use quantum bits, or qubits, to encode data—which permits them to carry out a number of operations concurrently, to allow them to clear up complicated issues extra rapidly. Thirty p.c of respondents anticipate to completely implement the expertise this yr, 35 p.c plan to introduce it into their operations, and 28 p.c are nonetheless making up their minds. Greater than 40 p.c of companies stated they plan to put in quantum computer systems within the subsequent three years.
“Quantum expertise is the subsequent frontier of data, and there are lots of efforts to make it extra sensible for business,” IEEE Senior Member Euclides Chuma advised IEEE Transmitter.
The survey requested the tech leaders which business sectors are most definitely to be impacted by expertise. Forty-five p.c stated telecommunications, 37 p.c recognized banking and monetary companies, and 32 p.c listed media and leisure.
You possibly can learn extra particulars in regards to the survey and what IEEE’s younger professionals say are different essential applied sciences this yr on IEEE Transmitter.
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