LONDON (AP) \u2014 More executives are feeling better about the global economy, but a growing number don\u2019t think their companies will survive the coming decade without a major overhaul because of pressure from climate change and\u00a0technology like artificial intelligence, according to a new survey of CEOs by one of the world\u2019s largest consulting firms, PwC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The survey of more than 4,700 CEOs worldwide was released Monday as business elites, political leaders and activists descended on the\u00a0World Economic Forum\u2019s annual meeting\u00a0in Davos, Switzerland, and it showed a mixed picture of the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the executives, 38% were optimistic about the strength of the economy, up from 18% last year, when the world was mired in high inflation, weak growth,\u00a0rising interest rates\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CEOs\u2019 expectation of economic decline has dropped to 45% from a record-high 73% last year, and fewer saw their company as highly exposed to the risk of geopolitical conflict, according to the PwC Global CEO Survey. That\u2019s despite\u00a0wars in Ukraine\u00a0and the\u00a0Middle East, including\u00a0disruptions to global trade\u00a0from\u00a0attacks by Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels\u00a0on commercial ships in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even with the improved economic outlook, the challenge isn\u2019t close to over, with the World Bank saying last week that it\u00a0expects the global economy would slow\u00a0for a third consecutive year in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The executives, meanwhile, felt worse about the prospects for their companies\u2019 ability to weather big changes. The survey shows 45% of the respondents were worried that their businesses wouldn\u2019t be viable in a decade without reinvention, up from 39% last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CEOs say they\u2019re trying to make changes, but they are running up against regulation, a lack of skills among workers and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhether it is accelerating the rollout of generative AI or building their business to address the challenges and opportunities of the climate transition, this is a year of transformation,\u201d Bob Moritz, global chairman of PwC, formerly known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artificial intelligence\u00a0was seen as both a way to streamline business operations and a weakness. Nearly three-quarters of the executives said \u201cit will significantly change the way their company creates, delivers and captures value in the next three years,\u201d PwC said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than half the CEOs said AI will make their products or services better, but 69% noted that their workers needed training to gain skills to use the developing technology. They also were concerned about how AI would increase\u00a0cybersecurity risks and misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organizers of the Davos gathering warned last week that the threat posed by AI-powered misinformation, such as the creation of synthetic content, is the world\u2019s\u00a0greatest short-term threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another worldwide survey released around Davos, the Edelman Trust Barometer by public relations firm Edelman, says innovation is being managed badly and is increasing polarization, especially in Western democracies, where people with right-leaning beliefs are much more likely than those on the left to resist innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another worldwide survey released around Davos, the Edelman Trust Barometer by public relations firm Edelman, says innovation is being managed badly and is increasing polarization, especially in Western democracies, where people with right-leaning beliefs are much more likely than those on the left to resist innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another worldwide survey released around Davos, the Edelman Trust Barometer by public relations firm Edelman, says innovation is being managed badly and is increasing polarization, especially in Western democracies, where people with right-leaning beliefs are much more likely than those on the left to resist innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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