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AI isn't overhyped but broader factors will impact the industry: futurist

Recruiters are getting too focused on AI and technology and overlooking major market trends that will have a more immediate impact on the sustainability of the industry, says recruiting thought leader Kevin Wheeler.

In his annual Fearless Forecast webinar, held by the Australasian Talent Conference (ATC), Wheeler says there are some key trends he's seeing that will affect the global industry this year. These include:

• Remote work will be challenged – as more and more businesses require workers to attend workplaces for a larger proportion of their time. In Wheeler's view, only a "tiny slice of people" will be able to work remotely on a permanent basis...