Five AI Trends Poised to Influence 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved over the past few years. The emergence of accessible tools like ChatGPT, followed by the development of faster and more affordable AI models such as DeepSeek, has demonstrated how AI continues to change various aspects of our lives. Here are five key areas where experts anticipate a growing presence of AI in 2025:
Healthcare
AI is already proving valuable in speeding up diagnoses and enabling earlier disease detection. This technology is also being used to enhance patient care. Healthcare professionals are leveraging AI to improve the quality of care both within hospitals and after patients are discharged.
Frank Fornari, chair of the biotechnology company BioMech, explains that AI is compressing the time it takes to analyze patient movement. “It used to take us the better part of a year to hard-code our motion sensor to detect someone’s gait, balance or range of motion (to determine their reaction time and risk of falling). So we built an AI detector that compressed that time down to about two hours,” Fornari said. “That allowed us to make tests quickly based on the needs of the patient, the practitioner and the payer. Better info, faster, means better outcomes for everyone.”
Cybersecurity
While bad actors have quickly embraced AI for nefarious purposes, cybersecurity professionals are now aggressively using AI to bolster security measures. Many of these measures work behind-the-scenes to protect online data and our daily lives.
Chrissann Ruehle, provost faculty fellow for artificial intelligence at Florida Gulf Coast University, says that experts are using AI to fight back against malicious AI. “We’re now using good AI to combat nefarious AI. Solutions are being developed … that have the ability to research, track [and] identify phishing scams to identify questionable or cybersecurity attacks,” Ruehle said. “Let’s say I’m using Microsoft Office and I use my calendar to organize all of my business trips. AI has the ability to identify those times out of the norm that show up on your calendar or show up through your Microsoft profile to let you know someone might have stolen your identity. One of the big fears right now is identity theft … and AI gives us the opportunity to have more control over our profile and how our actions are being used.”
Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Although distinct branches of AI, machine learning and RPA are often applied in business to automate routine tasks, thus saving time and increasing efficiency. Given AI’s ability to manage large data sets, businesses that work with big data are seeing even wider adoption of RPA.
“One of the areas where we’re seeing RPA used frequently is in the accounting field. People working in the accounting space and in the finance space definitely need to have a solid understanding of what these technologies are, because they’re so prevalent,” Ruehle said. “If people are working in the accounting field, on budgets, in finance or they’re working to do some analysis with numbers, RPA is frequently used in those spaces and … it has become almost a career competency that people will need to have.”
Low Code/No Code Software Tools
Much like ChatGPT made AI accessible to almost everyone, low code/no code software tools have democratized the application development process. These tools let practically anyone create software applications with little or no coding knowledge.
Ruehle suggests that this trend is driven by large tech companies striving to broaden the distribution of their products. “A lot of people quickly adopted ChatGPT. As a result … we’ve seen an influx in other free types of low code/no code programs,” Ruehle said. “[Tech companies] have recognized that, in order to ship their product or deliver their product to a broader consumer base, they need to make it accessible. As a result, tech providers have been developing low code/no code programs … to make their products accessible for people who are nonprogrammers.”
Embedded Artificial Intelligence
AI is becoming seamlessly integrated into nearly every major online application and site. From crafting better emails in Gmail and enhancing resumes on LinkedIn to improving presentations in PowerPoint and optimizing online shopping experiences on platforms like Amazon, AI is becoming ubiquitous.
Fornari expects this trend to continue. “The argument for AI is the more data points I have, the faster that I can process them. That may be true with some applications for AI. But for other applications, sometimes the more you’re feeding it … and you don’t have it in proper form, it’s kind of ‘garbage in, garbage out,’” Fornari said. “If it makes your life better, more efficient and solves the problem, it’s going to be around forever. People always migrate to the solution. AI will evolve like everything does.”
