Tech leaders expect Metaverse meetings and AI jobs in 2023

One in four global technology leaders believe up to 75 per cent of jobs across the global economy will be augmented by AI-driven software in 2023, and the vast majority of tech bosses are also planning to make moves in the Metaverse next year. These results were uncovered in The Impact of Technology in 2023 and Beyond: an IEEE Global Study a survey which questioned 350 CIOs, CTOs, IT directors and other technology leaders in the US, UK, China, India and Brazil. Respondents worked at organisations with over 1,000 employees in multiple industry sectors including banking and financial services, consumer goods, education, electronics, engineering, energy, government, healthcare, insurance, retail, technology and telecommunications. The study covered the most important technologies in 2023 and future technology trends. Global technology leaders surveyed said cloud computing (selected by 40 per cent), 5G (38 per cent), Metaverse (37 per cent), electric vehicles (35 per cent), and the Industrial Internet of Things (33 per cent) will be the most important areas of technology next year.