RESEARCH
Realizing 2030
The Era of Human-Machine Partnerships
We’ve worked alongside machines for centuries. But how will
transformative technologies like AI, robotics, and the IoT reshape how
we live and work by 2030? Dell Technologies surveyed 3,800 business
leaders from across the globe to gauge their predictions and
preparedness for the future.
20
82%
of leaders expect humans and
machines will work as integrated
teams within five years.
But, they’re divided in what
that shift means for how we will
live, work, learn, and run our
businesses:
50%
say automated
systems will free
up time in our
personal lives
42%
believe they’ll have
more job satisfaction in
the future by offloading
tasks they don’t
want to do to machines
56%
say schools will need
to teach how to learn
rather than what
to learn to prepare
students for new jobs
50%
say clear protocols will
need to be established
if autonomous
machines fail