AXA report – Future Risks report 2023

“Polycrisis” is the word that sums up best the last three years, in which the global Covid-19
pandemic has been closely followed by the return of war in Europe and renewed tensions
in the Middle East, against a backdrop of increasingly extreme weather events as climate
change takes hold. In the last year, yet another source of uncertainty has demanded
attention: rapid development in artificial intelligence (AI), with the emergence
of generative AI and ChatGPT in particular.

In its 10th edition this year, the Future Risks Report 2023 reveals that people around the
world feel vulnerable to these and other risks in their daily lives – but share optimistic views
on our ability to deal with future crises. The Future Risks Report is the result of our regular
questionnaire of experts drawn from AXA and our professional networks, and members
of the general population across the globe.