AI talent gap exceeds 5 million, more than 400 new colleges and universities have set up artificial intelligence majors in the past five years.

What are the characteristics and trends of talent supply and demand since the beginning of this year? The latest report "Insight into Talent Supply and Demand in the First Half of 2025" released by the LIEPIN Big Data Research Institute shows that driven by emerging industries such as artificial intelligence and new energy vehicles, some technical positions with strong technological attributes are continuously releasing job demand, demonstrating strong development potential. According to the report, the data on the growth of industry-specific functions in the first half of 2025 shows that the high-tech field is showing strong development momentum. Among the top 20 positions with the fastest year-on-year growth, artificial intelligence-related positions account for six seats, with growth rates all exceeding 30%. Among them, robot engineers and algorithm engineers rank first and third with growth rates of over 50%, while positions such as data modeling, deep learning, data annotation, and machine learning also show significant growth trends.