AI investments in Romania forecast to double from current robust level

AI investments in Romania forecast to double from current robust level
By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest February 19, 2020

Investments in artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups in Romania will double by 2025 from the current level, to €50mn per year, according to estimates by the consulting firm Horvath & Partners Romania quoted by news.ro.

Significant investments in Romanian AI start-ups TypingDNA and Fintech OS in the final quarter of last year placed Romania among the leading countries in Eastern Europe, behind Russia, Poland and Hungary, but ahead of the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Slovakia.

“We are in an advanced stage of digital transformation and we are seeing an accelerated growth in the area of AI-based technology and robotic automation processes, and Romania is gaining more and more speed. AI start-ups on the domestic market had a very good evolution in 2019, especially in the last part of the year,” said Kurt Weber, CEO of Horvath & Partners Romania. 

“Series A investments worth nearly €20mn in Typing DNA and FintechOS have accelerated the growth of Romania, which is also increasingly appreciated in the global rankings of the countries that have the opportunity to support and benefit from the AI-based technological revolution.”

On the other hand, AI will significantly influence the labour market; some jobs will disappear while new ones will appear, according to the report. According to estimates included in the report, between 40% and 50% of existing jobs could be replaced by automation solutions by 2030.

Among the most affected areas could be accounting, marketing, and public relations.

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