By 2035, the number of AI agents will be 100 times the human population!
The Chinese company Huawei has released a startling report making a significant prediction regarding AI. The company estimates that by 2035, AI-powered agents will dominate 90% of global AI token traffic; in other words, AI agents will handle 90% of all online AI-related activities. In the report titled “Intelligent World 2035: Turning Vision into Action,” Huawei outlines how AI agents are becoming a major buzzword in the tech world and could account for 90% of traffic by 2035.
The most astonishing figure revealed is that the number of AI agents will reach 100 times the human population. The company states that by 2035, the number of AI agents will hit 900 billion! According to Reuters, Huawei projects that autonomous agents will command more than a 90% share of global AI token traffic by 2035, meaning this traffic will be under their direct control.
Most digital decision-making and processing tasks will be performed by AI. Essentially, our systems will be in the hands of AI, with minimal human involvement or intervention. The report emphasizes the need for early preparation, as managing such massive traffic volumes will require a substantial increase in computing power. Additionally, new systems will be needed to ensure the security and control of these autonomous software agents.
The Chinese tech and telecommunications company predicts a rapid rise in the annual consumption of AI tokens over the next decade. AI tokens are units processed by AI models when retrieving or generating information. Their annual consumption is set to surge as agents continuously interpret and interact with their surrounding environments. As AI memory capabilities evolve, these systems will begin making decisions more deliberately and will also master the use of external tools. In other words, they will learn to make decisions much like humans do and will possess the know-how to utilize any necessary tools effectively.
The company prepared this report based on earlier projections suggesting that up to 900 billion AI agents could be available worldwide by 2035. A significant divide regarding the pace of AI development has emerged among nations. While a segment of the US technology industry debates how to collaboratively set limits on the speed at which new, advanced capabilities are developed, China has generally focused on rapidly integrating AI across its entire economy. However, the country has also established technical standards to address the emerging risks associated with AI usage.
