Forbes April 4, 2025
The generative AI market has exploded from $191 million in 2022 to $25.6 billion in 2024—a 134-fold increase in just two years. Projections suggest this market will reach $1.81 trillion by 2030. In the fourth quarter of 2024, half of all venture capital dollars flowed into AI-focused companies, nearly doubling their share from the previous year.
These numbers represent a massive shift in how work is performed, who benefits, and who bears the cost of this rapid technological advancement. As AI transforms industries, from healthcare to entertainment, a meaningful divide is emerging between those excited by and profiting from these changes and those threatened by them.
Many tech executives and business leaders have expressed unbridled enthusiasm about AI’s potential. A...