AI trends that could change the world in 2025

As the impact of AI increases, so does the urgency of addressing ethical issues related to its impact on people and society.

Many questions remain unanswered: How will AI affect jobs? Will AI replace human creativity? And what does the growing demand for personal data to feed algorithms mean for privacy in the digital age?

2025 could be the year we begin to answer some of these questions. It’s also a time that’s likely to bring even more incredible breakthroughs that seemed impossible just a few years ago.

AI Integration Tools

This year has seen almost every major software tool rush to integrate AI-generated functionality. No one wants to miss out. By 2025, experts predict there will be more thoughtful consideration of how humans can work alongside AI to significantly enhance technical capabilities, while freeing up time for humans to simultaneously apply their creative and interpersonal skills to tasks that machines can’t yet handle.

Instead of just adding chatbots to everything, this is how smart businesses will start creating real value from AI in the coming year.

Real-time automated decisions

As businesses begin to grasp the challenges of using AI strategically, they will move to automate entire business processes.

This is likely to play out across logistics, customer support and marketing, where algorithms will make decisions like how to manage inventory or how to respond to customer requests with minimal human intervention. This will contribute to greater efficiency and the ability to react more quickly to changing customer habits or changing market conditions.

Responsible AI

By 2025, there will be growing awareness of the importance of developing and deploying AI in a way that is ethical, safe, transparent, trustworthy, and respects intellectual property rights. While some of this is partly driven by regulation, there is also growing concern about the harm that can be caused by irresponsible use of AI.

Many of us are now aware of the dangers of bias and the illusions that AI creates, and understand that mitigating this requires a concerted effort. Businesses that choose to ignore this or cut corners by 2025 may face criticism from regulators and customers.

Video creation

Imagine being able to input the outline of a movie—or a short video—and see it come to life before your eyes. Think ChatGPT, but for moving images.

OpenAI has demonstrated this with Sora, and 2025 could be the year that generative video takes off. While the movies may not be able to compete with Disney just yet, it’s a fascinating look at where generative AI is headed and what it could do in the near future.

Next Generation Voice Assistant

AI voice assistants (think Siri or Alexa) have been a part of our lives for years now, but their conversational capabilities have traditionally been quite limited.

This year, OpenAI demonstrated a new advanced “interruptible” voice mode for ChatGPT that’s capable of surprisingly human-like conversation. And Google has begun integrating its Gemini chatbot into mobile devices, replacing the outdated “Hey Google” functionality.

By 2025, we will see these capabilities appear on more and more devices, enabling more natural and useful voice communication.

Laws and regulations on AI

It’s fair to say that governments and lawmakers are still struggling to address the challenges of regulating AI. This year, the EU and China passed laws aimed at curbing the potential for harm from AI. Measures include criminalizing acts like creating deepfakes and regulating the use of AI in areas like finance and law enforcement.

In 2025, we can expect more regulations to be enacted, focused on prioritizing human rights and minimizing the potential for discrimination and misinformation.

Automated AI agents

Most of the AI ​​tools we see in use today work on the basis of performing simple tasks, such as generating text or interpreting data to make predictions. AI agents are tools that can operate without precise instructions, combining multiple tasks and adjusting their behavior based on the results they achieve.

This can be seen as an important step towards the goal of achieving “general” AI that can apply itself to a wide range of tasks. However, it also raises complex questions about the need for oversight and accountability of AI.

Post-truth world

Dealing with the explosion of fake content and misinformation now made possible by AI will be a major challenge for society as a whole in 2025.

In 2024, election interference efforts are being carried out on a global scale. Some have suggested that this means we have entered a “post-truth” era, where we can no longer trust what we see with our own eyes. By 2025, society will begin to adapt to deal with this challenge.

Quantum AI

Although still in its infancy, quantum computing — which takes advantage of the strange properties exhibited by materials at the subatomic level to perform certain computational tasks at unprecedented speeds — could revolutionize AI.

Allowing algorithms to operate hundreds of millions of times faster than conventional computers doesn’t just make AI faster. It can also tackle entirely new tasks, opening up new possibilities in areas ranging from developing vaccines and drugs to creating new materials and energy sources.

AI in Cybersecurity and Defense

Cyberattacks will continue to become increasingly frequent and sophisticated in 2025. This means that AI systems will become even more essential in detecting potential breaches, identifying anomalies, and automating cybersecurity systems to address threats before they cause serious damage.

Sustainable AI

First, awareness of the massive power consumption of cloud-based AI systems is growing, and the world could make a collective effort to switch to sustainable and renewable energy sources in data centers.

Second, there is huge potential for AI applications designed to improve sustainability and reduce the environmental footprint of other industries.

From algorithmically reducing water and pesticide use in agriculture to more efficiently routing traffic around cities to reduce pollution from vehicle emissions, by 2025, AI will continue to establish itself as a powerful tool for protecting the environment.