More CEOs Fear Companies Will Not Survive AI, Climate Change

More CEOs Fear Companies Will Not Survive AI, Climate Change

更多的首席执行官担心公司无法在人工智能和气候变化面前存活下来

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　　By Gregory Stachel

　　18 January 2024

　　A growing number of business leaders say their fear their companies will not survive the next 10 years because of pressure from climate change and new technology. That information comes from a new opinion by the consulting company PwC.

　　PwC questioned over 4,700 chief executive officers, or CEOs, from 105 countries and territories. It released the survey results on January 15.

　　The survey's release came as business leaders, political leaders and activists gathered for the World Economic Forum's yearly meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

　　Thirty-eight percent of the CEOs said they were optimistic about the strength of the worldwide economy. That is up from 18 percent last year, when the world was dealing with high inflation, rising interest rates and more.

　　Even with more positive opinions on the economy, the CEOs say they are increasingly worried about their companies' ability to deal with major future changes. The survey found 45 percent of the CEOs had concerns that their businesses would not survive the next 10 years. The business leaders say they are trying to make changes, but they must deal with difficult government rules, a lack of skills among workers and more.

　　Artificial intelligence, the survey found, is seen as a way to make business operations faster. But AI is also seen as a weakness. Nearly 75 percent of the CEOs said AI "will significantly change the way their company creates, delivers and captures value in the next three years," PwC said.

　　More than half the CEOs said AI will make their products or services better. But 69 percent noted that their workers needed training to gain skills to use the developing technology. The CEOs also said they were concerned about how AI would increase online security risks and misinformation.

　　Organizers of the Davos meeting warned last week that the threat created by AI-powered misinformation is the world's greatest short-term threat.

　　The PwC survey shows that climate change is both an opportunity and a risk. Nearly 33 percent of the CEOs said climate change is expected to change how they do things over the next three years.

　　More than 75 percent of the executives said they have begun or completed changes to increase energy efficiency. But only 45 percent noted that they have made progress on taking climate risks into consideration in financial planning.

　　I'm Gregory Stachel.

　　Courtney Bonnell reported this story for The Associated Press. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English.

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　　作者：Gregory Stachel

　　2024年1月18日

　　越来越多的商业领袖表示，他们担心由于气候变化和新技术的压力，他们的公司将无法在未来10年中存活下来。这些信息来自咨询公司普华永道的一项新观点。

　　普华永道对来自105个国家和地区的4700多位首席执行官进行了调查，并在1月15日公布了调查结果。

　　调查结果的发布正值商业领袖、政治领袖和活动家聚集在瑞士达沃斯参加世界经济论坛年会之际。

　　38%的首席执行官表示，他们对全球经济的实力持乐观态度。这比去年的18%有所上升，当时世界正在应对高通胀、利率上升等问题。

　　尽管对经济的看法更为积极，但首席执行官们表示，他们越来越担心自己的公司应对未来重大变化的能力。调查发现，45%的首席执行官担心他们的企业在未来10年内无法存活下来。商业领袖们表示，他们正在尝试做出改变，但他们必须应对复杂的政府规定、员工技能不足等问题。

　　调查发现，人工智能被视为加快业务运营的方式。但人工智能也被视为一种弱点。普华永道表示，近75%的首席执行官表示，人工智能“将在未来三年内显著改变他们的公司创造、提供和获取价值的方式”。

　　超过一半的首席执行官表示，人工智能将使他们的产品或服务变得更好。但69%的人指出，他们的员工需要接受培训，以获得使用这项发展中的技术的技能。首席执行官们还表示，他们担心人工智能会增加网络安全风险和误导信息。

　　达沃斯会议的组织者上周警告说，由人工智能驱动的误导信息所造成的威胁是世界最大的短期威胁。

　　普华永道的调查显示，气候变化既是机会也是风险。近33%的首席执行官表示，他们预计气候变化将在未来三年内改变他们的做事方式。

　　超过75%的高管表示，他们已经开始或完成了提高能源效率的改变。但只有45%的人指出，他们在将气候风险纳入财务规划中已经取得了进展。

　　我是Gregory Stachel。

　　这个故事是由Courtney Bonnell为美联社报道的。Gregory Stachel为美国之音学习英语进行了改编。

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　　本故事中的词汇

　　consult – v. 向个人、组织或公司提供专业建议并收取费用

　　survey – n.一种活动，其中许多人被问及一个问题或一系列问题，以收集关于大多数人做什么或对某事的看法的信息

　　optimistic – adj.对未来充满或显示出希望：期待好事发生

　　positive – adj. 充满希望或乐观

　　significant – adj.足够大以至于能被注意到或产生影响

　　opportunity – n.特定情况使得做某事或实现某事成为可能的时候

　　efficient – adj. 以一种好的、仔细的和完整的方式做某事，没有浪费时间、金钱或能源