A curiosity: although the number of vacancies for remote work has decreased, when one of them appears it ends up attracting the largest number of applications. That is, working from home, or wherever, is the dream of many people, and you can’t say that this is only due to the pandemic. People have discovered that they can be more productive without routine interruptions, while some bosses argue that it is in person where the real exchanges and connections happen.
Workers continue to prioritize the flexibility and work-life balance afforded by telecommuting, even as the economic outlook worsens.
The hybrid allows for this flexibility, while making room for occasional personal mentoring and socializing. Look for hybrid arrangements to become more
formalized, with colleagues coordinating the days in the office in advance.
Hybrid working boosts productivity in the short term, but it can also diminish a sense of community and creativity in the long term, according to research from the
Microsoft. Companies will have to adapt to the needs of their employees, whether creating a single company-wide schedule or letting teams decide their own in-person work schedules.
Tech companies like Meta, known for its large and expansive office spaces, are already starting to downsize. Amazon took a break from its construction plans in Nashville to design a worker-friendly space in the hybrid format. And as lease renewal dates approach, companies will need to opt for smaller offices and sublease the extra vacant space.
Such changes will leave a mark on the commercial real estate market, and for cities that depend on the face-to-face jobs and tax revenue that commercial buildings often bring. Researchers predict that the value of office real estate will decline significantly, by as much as $450 billion. Even cities like New York, the largest office market in the United States, will not be immune.
In recent years, artificial intelligence has gone from being an academic curiosity to a form of technology that is redefining how people work and businesses operate across industries.
AI will become more intuitive and increasingly use multiple “senses” at once. Multimodal AI applications will allow systems to process audio, visual and language data in combination with and in relation to each other.
Expect multimodal AI to take off in new applications in the coming years, allowing AI systems to analyze data and the environment in highly sophisticated and nuanced ways.
And you, which model do you prefer?
Source: 41 Big Ideas that will change our world in 2023.
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