Theme 3 of 4 · 4 hubs · 34 topics
Work & Society
How AI is changing jobs, education and healthcare, and what people think of it.
Employers want AI skills: US job postings asking for agentic AI rose from 151 in 2024 to 16,541 in 2025. In education, 95% of university students in Indonesia had used generative AI for their studies by 2025, and the FDA authorised 258 AI-enabled medical devices that year. Opinion is split: 59% of adults in 30 countries see more benefits than drawbacks, and US AI experts are far more hopeful about AI and jobs than the US public.
Work & Society in six numbers
How we check every number →Each number links to its chart, its source and the data. Checked against the published data on 20 Oct 2026.
- 0116,541US AI job postings asking for agentic AI skills rose from 151 in 2024 to 16,541 in 2025View chart →
- 0232%32% of McKinsey survey respondents expect AI to shrink their organisation's workforce next yearView chart →
- 0395%95% of university students in Indonesia had used generative AI for their studies by 2025; 67% in the US and UKView chart →
- 04258The FDA authorised 258 AI-enabled medical devices in 2025, bringing the total since 1995 to 1,35719952025View chart →
- 0559%59% of adults in 30 countries say AI products have more benefits than drawbacks, up from 52% in 202220222025View chart →
- 0650 pts73% of US AI experts expect AI to improve how people do their jobs over 20 years; 23% of US adults agreeView chart →
Four hubs, 34 topics
All 13 hubs →Hub 1 of 4 · 37 charts
AI Jobs
Demand for AI skills, AI talent and AI's effect on employment.
4.7%Share of job postings in Singapore asking for AI skills in 2025, highest of 22 countriesOpen AI Jobs Hub 2 of 4 · 30 charts
AI in Education
AI and computer science degrees, faculty and how students use AI.
94,917Master's graduates in AI software-related fields at US institutions, 2024; 52,139 in 2022Open AI in Education Hub 3 of 4 · 28 charts
AI in Healthcare
AI in drug discovery, protein models, medical devices and clinical trials.
258AI-enabled medical devices authorised by the FDA in 2025, up from 235 in 2024Open AI in Healthcare Hub 4 of 4 · 22 charts
Public Opinion on AI
How the public and AI experts see AI's benefits, risks and regulation.
59%Adults in 30 countries seeing more benefits than drawbacks in AI products, 2025Open Public Opinion on AI Follow Work & Society
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