Forecast 2025: The turning point year to adjust how AI is developed

As automation and robots become more widely used, many office jobs that were once considered safe could be threatened, according to the article. Automation technology will help increase productivity and efficiency, but it will also pose challenges to workers’ livelihoods. Consulting firm Accenture predicts that about 30% of working hours across Asia-Pacific will be automated thanks to artificial intelligence, especially in Australia, Japan, China and India. The most affected sectors are capital markets, software and platforms, banking, insurance and retail.

According to the author of the article, countries with high youth unemployment rates will need to be well prepared to cope with the changes that AI brings.

The paper also notes that data plays a key role in AI development, but currently, collecting quality data is becoming more difficult as many websites restrict access to data. In 2023-2024, more and more websites are blocking AI data, negatively impacting the ability to develop new AI models. About 5% of the 14,000 websites surveyed modified their “robots.txt” files to block AI crawlers. In addition, the cost of training AI models is also increasing, 5-10 times higher than the cost of developing existing models, putting great pressure on researchers and businesses in the field. This is due to the high cost of chips, the scarcity of AI talent, and the general lack of data.

Finally, the author concludes that 2025 will be a time when AI applications continue to flourish, while also promoting a deep discussion about the long-term direction of AI.