Signal Employer expectations of AI-driven business reshaping

Summary

How AI will affect work, meaning which jobs are lost, created or reshaped, was the dominant topic of 2025. In the World Economic Forum's 2025 Future of Jobs survey, 86% of respondents expected AI to transform their businesses. A further 58% said robots and autonomous systems would be among the main forces of change. Dubai Future Foundation expects the discussion to move beyond headcount and decision-making towards what comes next for organisations. The questions it anticipates concern employee collaboration, human agency, meaning and well-being, along with the risks that accompany them.