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src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Impact-of-Tech-in-2025-Headline-Larger-800x274.png" width="49" height="63" alt=""/></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the second year, AI is predicted to be the most important area of tech in the year ahead in the IEEE Impact of Technology global survey of technologists. The study also found that technologies driving innovation for a better world –– cloud computing, robotics, extended reality, quantum computing and EVs –– will be vital in 2025. </span></p> <p><small><em>“The Impact of Technology in 2025 and Beyond: an IEEE Global Study” surveyed 355 CIOs, CTOs, IT directors and technology leaders at organizations with over 1,000 employees across multiple industries in Brazil, China, India, the U.K. and U.S. September 13-24, 2024.</em></small></p> </div> <div class="banner-bg"> <div class="banner-bg-inner"> <picture> <source media="(max-width:1000px)" srcset="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/banner-bg-mobile.jpg"> <img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/hero.jpg" alt=""> </picture> </div> <h1><img src="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Impact-of-Tech-in-2025-Headline-Larger-800x274.png" width="49" height="63" alt=""/></h1> </div> </div> </div> <svg class="flt_svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <defs> <filter id="flt_tag"> <feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="8" result="blur"/> <feColorMatrix in="blur" mode="matrix" values="1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 -9" result="flt_tag"/> <feComposite in="SourceGraphic" in2="flt_tag" operator="atop"/> </filter> </defs> </svg> <div class="slider-holder loading"> <div class="articles-slider loading"> <div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="article-slide slide1"> <div class="article-blurb"> <h5>ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE</h5> <h2>AI Will be the Most Important Technology in the Year Ahead, But Still Far From Mainstream</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">AI tops the list of most important technologies in the year ahead. Yet, respondents overwhelmingly agree that in 2025 there will be a generative AI reckoning as public fascination and perception shifts into greater understanding of and expectations for what the technology can and should do.</span></p> </div> <div class="article-graph"> <h3>What will be the most important areas of technology in 2025? </h3> <div class="statistics manual-start" id="statistics-gauge-1"> <div class="stat"> <div class="single-chart"> <svg viewBox="0 0 36 36" class="circular-chart"> <path class="circle-bg" d="M18 2.0845 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 31.831 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 -31.831"/> <path class="circle" stroke-dasharray="58, 100" stroke="#00629b" d="M18 2.0845 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 31.831 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 -31.831"/> </svg> <p class="percentage"><span>58</span>%</p> </div> <p>AI <small>(including predictive and generative AI, machine learning, natural language processing)</small></p> </div> <div class="stat"> <div class="single-chart"> <svg viewBox="0 0 36 36" class="circular-chart"> <path class="circle-bg" d="M18 2.0845 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 31.831 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 -31.831"/> <path class="circle" stroke-dasharray="26, 100" stroke="#981d97" d="M18 2.0845 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 31.831 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 -31.831"/> </svg> <p class="percentage"><span>26</span>%</p> </div> <p>Cloud Computing</p> </div> <div class="stat"> <div class="single-chart"> <svg viewBox="0 0 36 36" class="circular-chart"> <path class="circle-bg" d="M18 2.0845 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 31.831 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 -31.831"/> <path class="circle" stroke-dasharray="24, 100" stroke="#ba0c2f" d="M18 2.0845 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 31.831 a 15.9155 15.9155 0 0 1 0 -31.831"/> </svg> <p class="percentage"><span>24</span>%</p> </div> <p>Robotics</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="article-slide slide2"> <div class="article-blurb"> <h5>ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE</h5> <h2>Companies to Continue to Use AI … Some With Caution </h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A majority of respondents indicated they will embrace generative AI at their organizations in 2025. Given that nearly 1 in 5 expect to rethink their organization’s approach due to challenges or just start exploring the technology, 2025 will still be too early for mass integration.</span></p> </div> <div class="article-graph"> <h3>At which stage do you expect your organization to be regarding generative AI adoption in 2025?</h3> <style> .highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #generative-ai { margin: 0 auto; overflow: visible !important; } </style> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="generative-ai"></div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="article-slide slide3"> <div class="article-blurb"> <h5>ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE</h5> <h2>AI to Aid Global Security, Education, Healthcare, Energy Needs, Among Others </h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated, it’s expected to have a broad range of impacts that improve cybersecurity, education, business and education. </span></p> </div> <div class="article-graph"> <h3>What do you expect to be the top uses for AI in 2025?</h3> <style> .highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #top-uses-ai { margin: 0 auto; overflow: visible !important; } </style> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="top-uses-ai"></div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="article-slide slide4"> <div class="article-blurb"> <h5>ROBOTICS </h5> <h2>Increasing Autonomy in Robotics</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Robotics is increasingly deployed at the software level to automate cybersecurity defenses and respond autonomously to attacks. In the physical world, robots are being deployed for tasks that are tedious or dangerous to improve productivity and save costs.</span></p> </div> <div class="article-graph"> <h3>At what stage do you expect your company to be in 2025 regarding its integration and implementation of robotics?</h3> <style> .highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #robotics-integration { margin: 0 auto; overflow: visible !important; } </style> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="robotics-integration"></div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="article-slide slide5"> <div class="article-blurb"> <h5>QUANTUM COMPUTING</h5> <h2>A Potent Game-Changer Gaining Traction</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Quantum computing enables computing power a trillion times higher than today’s most advanced supercomputers, and can help companies tackle challenges that traditional computers cannot. </span></p> </div> <div class="article-graph"> <h3>At what stage do you expect your company to be in 2025 regarding its integration and implementation of quantum computing?</h3> <style> .highcharts-container, .highcharts-root, #quantum-computing { margin: 0 auto; overflow: visible !important; } </style> <figure class="highcharts-figure"> <div id="quantum-computing"></div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="billboard-container"> <div class="billboard"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="blurb"> <div class="slider-holder loading"> <div class="quotes-slider loading"> <div> <div class="quote"> <div class="wrapper"> <h2>AI’s Broadening Impact </h2> <div class="author-img" style="background: url('https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dr.-Inderpreet-Kaur.jpg') center center no-repeat"></div> <blockquote> <p>"As generative AI becomes more capable of mimicking human creativity, it poses questions about the nature of art and authorship. This growing fascination will likely continue to shape how we interact with AI."</p> </blockquote> <div class="author" data-name="Inderpreet Kaur" data-location="28.644800 77.216721" data-image="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dr.-Inderpreet-Kaur.jpg"> <p> Inderpreet Kaur<br/> <span>IEEE Senior Member</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="quote"> <div class="wrapper"> <h2>Deploying AI Isn’t Always Easy </h2> <div class="author-img" style="background: url('https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IEEE-Eleanor-Watson-400x400-1-300x300.png') center center no-repeat"></div> <blockquote> <p>"AI systems still face early challenges. Agentic AI systems are coming soon and will offer new capabilities. They’re able to plan and act independently but also bring significant safety concerns."</p> </blockquote> <div class="author" data-name="Eleanor Watson" data-location="55.86294719807268 -4.2630158768561516" data-image="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IEEE-Eleanor-Watson-400x400-1-300x300.png"> <p> Eleanor Watson<br/> <span>IEEE Senior Member</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="quote"> <div class="wrapper"> <h2>AI Will Improve Cybersecurity, Business, Medicine and Education </h2> <div class="author-img" style="background: url('https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Houbing-Song-300x300.jpg') center center no-repeat"></div> <blockquote> <p>"AI can help solve urgent global challenges. Our society will be more prosperous, productive, innovative and secure from its use."</p> </blockquote> <div class="author" data-name="Houbing Song" data-location="38.987076720374574 -76.94256503089348" data-image="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Houbing-Song-300x300.jpg"> <p> Houbing Song<br/> <span>IEEE Fellow</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="quote"> <div class="wrapper"> <h2>Robots in the Real World</h2> <div class="author-img" style="background: url('https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hector-Azpurua-300x300.jpg') center center no-repeat"></div> <blockquote> <p>"Current advances allow robots to exit the laboratory and static industrial environments, broadening the benefit of these technologies."</p> </blockquote> <div class="author" data-name="Hector Azpurua" data-location="58.221726 -37.790927" data-image="https://transmitter.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hector-Azpurua-300x300.jpg"> <p> Hector Azpurua<br/> 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