The Future of AI: 8 Predictions for 2025 (and Beyond)

2024 has been a mixed bag for large language models (LLMs). While AI vendors like OpenAI and Meta made big releases like GPT-4o and LLama 3, we’ve also seen a decline in overall hype around generative AI

Right now, many users have become disillusioned with the technologies’ limitations and (perhaps unfairly) the lack of GPT-5 or any other next-generation AI models. We get used to new, shiny things all the time.

But where is AI development heading in 2025? Below are Techopedia’s predictions for the future of AI.

Strap yourselves in because there are plenty of opportunities and challenges on the road ahead.

Table of Contents Table of Contents

1. Key Takeaways
2. Top 8 AI Predictions for 2025 and Beyond
3. The Bottom Line
4. FAQs

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Table of Contents

1. Key Takeaways
2. Top 8 AI Predictions for 2025 and Beyond
3. The Bottom Line
Show Full Guide
4. FAQs

Top 8 AI Predictions for 2025 and Beyond

8. AI Fatigue Will Reach New Heights 

While generative AI is still a massive deal in tech, 2024 has not seen the same level of hype as that initial 2022-2023 gold rush, which saw the release of ChatGPT, Gemini, and other leading multimodal models.

You might also argue that with so many LLM-driven chatbots on the market, it is difficult to differentiate between them.

At the same time, user awareness of current LLMs is increasing. More and more people are aware that LLMs cannot think and simply predict outputs and tailor their usage accordingly.

Users will likely become increasingly more demanding of AI in the future, which will raise questions about whether Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) will be achievable for the foreseeable future.

As more vendors seek to place artificial intelligence into popular services like Google and LinkedIn, we’re likely to see more users get tired of AI and the limited user experience that current-generation solutions offer.

7. We’ll Start to See More AI Films and Other Content

One of the most interesting trends regarding artificial intelligence and the future is the growth of partnerships between major film studios and AI vendors.

We’ve already seen film studios like Lionsgate and Blumhouse partner with vendors like Runway and Meta, and it is likely that we will soon start to see AI play a greater role in the production process.

At first, we will start to see basic production tasks automated, from asset design to helping to dub performances in different languages, but we could eventually see larger AI-generated scenes, too.

6. AI Search Will Grow in Popularity 

Even in the world of search engines, AI’s impact is still being felt. Despite the initial controversy around AI-search summaries being added to Google, it’s likely this solution category will continue to grow in popularity — even Meta is planning an entrance into AI search.

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— Evan (@StockMKTNewz) October 28, 2024

It is a trend that is already seeing AI search providers eat into Google’s market share. Meanwhile, investors are looking keenly at AI search, with Perplexity AI reportedly in talks to achieve a $8 billion valuation.

In the future, we’ll see AI growth extend to search as more people look toward tools like Perplexity AI as an alternative to traditional search engines to find content on the Internet.

5. Election Disinformation Will Get Worse 

One of the most concerning future trends in artificial intelligence is the significant likelihood that election and political disinformation will get worse as AI continues to evolve.

Research from Insikt Group found 82 deepfakes targeting public figures in 38 countries between July 2023 and July 2024, with 15.8% of these incidents used to influence voter behavior. The future of AI news is going to be open to manipulation.

In the U.S., we’ve seen deepfakes using voice, image, and video to influence the US election. Individuals on both sides produced deepfakes of prominent figures, including President Biden, President Trump, and Kamala Harris, attempting to sway voters.

Future use of AI will make AI-generated content play a role in every election for the foreseeable future as political organizations, supporters, and trolls use the low barrier to entry of AI tools to create memes, misinformation, and propaganda to advance their own ends.

4. The Rise of AI Influencers 

One of the most interesting trends we’re seeing emerge is the rise of AI influencers. KBV Research estimates the global virtual influencer market will reach $37.8 billion by 2030.

We’ve already seen AI’s potential in influencer marketing, with influencers like the fictional character Lil Miquela acquiring over 6 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, and working with brands including Calvin Klein and Samsung (by some estimates, Lil Maquela has earned over $10 million).

Given these types of success stories, more and more people are going to experiment with creating a virtual character to expand their online presence and try to generate an income — the low barrier to entry again helps, even if it is hard to make yourself heard.

AI influencers will provide an avenue for people to build a brand and make money without needing to put their personal likeness at the front and center.

3. A New Era of AI Censorship 

It is also very likely that we’ll see AI-driven censorship continue to increase in the future. As technology improves, the future of artificial intelligence will inevitably involve censorship as everyone, from world governments to social media platforms and private companies, looks to use AI to increase control over digital conversations.

In 2024, Freedom House, a U.S. non-profit, found that global internet freedom had declined for the 13th consecutive year in a row, noting that AI allowed governments to “enhance and refine online censorship” while making the creation of disinformation faster and less expensive.

The report found generative AI-based tools were used in at least 16 counties to distort information on political or social issues from June 2022 to May 2023.

So, we can expect digital speech to be further restricted as organizations attempt to reduce toxicity and spam in good faith while actively suppressing freedom of speech.

2. AI Healthcare Will Continue to Grow 

On a more positive note, over the past few years we’ve seen AI being used to aid the healthcare industry, but what is the future of AI healthcare exactly?

Well, we’ve already seen AI healthcare used to streamline the discovery of new treatments while opening the door to automated assistants which can provide patients with relevant healthcare advice when a physician is unavailable. Our recent interview with Stanford Professor Ron Gutman explored the topic.

We can expect the use of AI in healthcare to continue to grow. The AAPA expects that AI will manage over 85% of customer interactions in healthcare by 2025 as automated agents step up to provide personalized treatment plans and real-time medical advice.

1. Humanoid Robots Will Become a Thing 

Early demonstrations of robots, like Figure 02 and the Tesla Optimus Gen-3, show that AI and robotics can be used to make humanoid robots that can walk and talk.

While it’s unclear when these machines will enter the consumer market, Musk has suggested that the Optimus could be available as soon as 2026.

A conversation between Tesla Optimus bot and a human is the best thing you’ll see on the internet today.

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— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) October 11, 2024

We also know that Tesla plans to roll out the Optimus in Tesla factories in 2025, so it’s likely that manufacturing will be one of the first industries to embrace these products.

In any case, we can see that humanoid robots are becoming reality (in the real world, not just in tech demos), rather than just a science fiction invention. That means that we could see humans and robots working alongside each other in the next decade.

The Bottom Line

The hype around AI may be declining, but it is being replaced by utility, and there are many impactful changes to come. Whether we like it or not, we will have to get used to AI playing a greater role in our society.

While it’s hard to say where AI will be in five or ten years, what we do know is that the possibilities of AI development are endless. We’ll need to get used to using these tools in our daily lives while navigating AI-generated misinformation and deepfakes.

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