Signal Nearly 70% of tech leaders plan to grow teams because of generative AI

Summary

Deloitte reports that nearly 70% of technology leaders in its survey plan to expand their teams in direct response to generative AI. The report interprets this as a clear move away from fears of job loss toward a strategy of augmentation and specialisation. AI's momentum is also creating new roles, such as Moderna's chief people and digital technology officer and forward-deployed engineers who work alongside product or customer teams. Existing roles are growing too, with AI architect positions expected to nearly double from 30% today to 58% within two years. The report argues AI is no longer a plug-and-play tool but a technology requiring careful design, integration and governance, which demand specialised expertise. It also expects new roles such as human-AI collaboration designers, edge AI engineers and prompt engineers.