Gartner projects AI will add a net 1.7 million jobs by 2030. It rates 70% of technologists as highly exposed to AI.
Gartner published the numbers on 10 November, and CIO Dive reported them.
By 2030 the research firm expects AI to contribute to nearly 9 million job losses worldwide and to create about 10.6 million new jobs.
More than 20% of workers will see their jobs change by 2030, Gartner said, and up to 1.8% will lose a job directly because of AI. Among technologists, 70% will have high exposure to AI. High exposure does not mean those jobs disappear.
A Gartner analyst told CIO Dive that each piece of technology needed to make AI work will need a new skill set and a person to handle it. Gartner also anticipates that Fortune 500 companies will average more than 150,000 AI agents, software that carries out tasks, by 2028. CIO.com reported that figure last week.
Our reading for architects: they decide which system holds which data and who, or what, may act in it. Every one of those agents has to be registered somewhere and has to be possible to switch off. The forecast also does not say the new jobs go to the people who lose the old ones.
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Our file on Gartner
- 13 Nov
IT leaders are listing SAP's ERP among software they may replace, CIO reported. Gartner says most won't make the switch for years.
- 12 Nov
Gartner named SAP a cloud ERP Leader for product makers for a fifth year, SAP said. The ranking began in 2022.
- 12 Nov
IBM and Microsoft launched a platform promising over 6,000 ready-made AI agents. Gartner found 4% of CIOs implemented plans to adjust roles.
- 7 Nov
Gartner warned of rising legal challenges over AI decisions. Four UK regulators said firms stay responsible for personal AI agents.
- 6 Nov
An SAP AI agent now runs Agilent's live tariff checks, diginomica reported. Only 13% of CIOs report significant AI value, Gartner found.
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