Notably, those who believe it will have a significant impact leaped from 2% a year ago to 45% today.
What’s more, 99% expect it to be a positive impact, with 52% saying very positive – a big jump from just 3% a year ago.
When it comes to society-wide challenges with AI between now and 2030, leaders believe misuse of AI by bad actors, including cybersecurity, misinformation and election interference (50%), energy use and its impact on the environment (26%) and trust in the accuracy and fairness of AI outputs will prove the most difficult to navigate.
Nearly 9 in 10 (88%) of business leaders report that today they believe AI will have a moderate to significant impact by
88%
2030.
2%
45%
3%
99%
52%
Today
1 year ago
1 year ago
Today
2030
NOW
50%
26%
Business leaders who believe AI will have a significant impact
Business leaders who believe AI will have a significant impact
expect a
positive impact
cybersecurity, misinformation and election interference
expect a VERY
positive impact
energy use and
its impact on the environment
