Share of employers surveyed (%)0 40 60 80 100 20 Workforce strategy in response to AI, 2025-2030 FIGURE 4.14 Source World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2024. 77% 69% 62% 49% 47% 41% 12%Share of employers surveyed planning to implement the stated strategy in response to AI's increasing capability and prevalence. Reskilling and upskilling existing workforce to better work alongside AI Hiring new people with skills to design AI tools and enhancements appropriate for organization-speciﬁc skills Hiring new people with skills to better work alongside AI Re-orienting organization to target new business opportunities created by AI Transitioning people from jobs that AI will cause to decline, to other roles within organization Downsizing workforce where AI can replicate people’s work Organization has low exposure to AI Share of employers surveyed (%)0 40 60 80 100 20 Barriers to AI adoption FIGURE 4.13 Source World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey 2024. 50% 43% 29% 24% 21% 16%Share of employers expecting the stated barrier will hinder the adoption of AI among local businesses. Lack of skills to support adoption Lack of vision among the managers and leaders High costs of available AI products and services Lack of customization to local business needs Complex and costly regulations around the use of AI and data Lack of demand among consumersand 62% anticipate focusing on hiring individuals with skills to work with AI. Almost half of organizations are expecting to reorient their business models toward new AI-driven opportunities (49%), while 47% plan to transition employees from AI-disrupted roles to other positions. While most employers plan to hire new people with AI relevant skills, a significant share (41%) also expect to downsize their workforce as AI capabilities to replicate roles expand. Future of Jobs Report 2025 63