The State of Artificial Intelligence in 2025: Opportunities, Challenges, and Global Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET
Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that AI will concretely replace half of US white-collar workers. The IMF estimates up to 60% of jobs in advanced economies may be directly affected by AI. Jiahui Yu, co-creator of GPT-4.1 and GPT-4o, moved from OpenAI to Meta in a $100 million deal to lead Meta Superintelligence Labs. Nvidia accounts for 95% of the AI chip market. The UK has emerged as the world’s third-largest AI power, with a $92 billion market and 3,700 AI companies. The EU’s AI Act imposes a risk-based framework with high-risk bans, applies to all providers targeting EU users,