Forbes January 31, 2025
AI emerges as both catalyst and challenge in WEF’s latest analysis: driving market growth and job creation while reshaping risk landscapes – with 50% of employers planning AI business reorientation by 2030.
While futurists and tech prophets argue about AI’s impact on knowledge workers, three graphs from two landmark World Economic Forum reports – The Future of Jobs Report 2025 and the Global Risks Report 2025, published earlier in January – demand our attention. These reports tell a compelling story, overlaying shifts in the labor market with changes in macroeconomic risk to reveal whether our workforce transformations might exacerbate societal risks or help mitigate them.
Next-Gen Skills Landscape 2025-2030
Between 2025-2030, significant technical capability growth is expected. AI and big...