Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence will hit half a billion dollars this year, according to IDC. Five artificial intelligence experts give Information Age their predictions as to how adoption of AI will accelerate in 2023. Expect to see AI playing a bigger role in frontline healthcars in 2023, says Adonis Celestine, director of automation at Applause. This will be particularly true in the UK and Europe where there is a shortage of doctors and general practitioners. Chatbots were used to diagnose symptoms during Covid, says Celestine, and in the future we'll see more instances of AI filtering patients through to the correct medical professionals, once the initial diagnosis has been identified.