Tag: adoption
23 articles tagged adoption
FSB urges AI minister to put small-firm trust at the heart of policy
A Federation of Small Businesses report finds 59% of AI users saw productivity gains, but 92% still have concerns over data security, copyright and liability.
AI is not yet lifting productivity, Barclays tells clients
Barclays analysts find the evidence linking AI adoption to stronger productivity remains weak, fuelling fears the trillions being spent may not pay off.
Microsoft bets $2.5bn on a unit to help firms adopt AI
Microsoft is launching Frontier Company, a $2.5bn services unit to help clients pick and integrate AI tools and keep the results for themselves.
UK workplace AI use doubles, but the gains cluster at the top
Google-backed research says UK workplace AI adoption has reached 73%, yet the career rewards concentrate among a 15% 'trailblazer' minority, exposing a widening skills gap.
Most UK firms use AI while calling it irrelevant — report
An HCR Law and CyNam study finds most businesses use AI daily despite 80% deeming it irrelevant, with only 11% of workers trained to use it safely.
Only 7% of euro-zone firms use AI intensively, ECB finds
An ECB survey of 5,000 firms finds over 70% use AI but just 7% use it intensively, with the keenest adopters small, young and services-focused.
Trust gap threatens £42bn small-business AI prize, FSB says
AI use among UK small firms has nearly tripled to 55%, but 92% now worry about the risks — a trust gap the FSB says could hold back a £42bn-a-year economic prize.
UK firms embrace AI but managers lack skills, CMI warns
A Chartered Management Institute study of 1,000 UK managers finds only 5% report transformational AI gains, with most firms stuck in the pilot phase.
Government backs £200m drive to get UK business using AI
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has launched a £200m-plus initiative to accelerate AI adoption across UK firms, expand Bridge AI and create a new AI Economics Institute.
Half of enterprise AI projects stall at the pilot stage
A Valliance survey of 1,000 European leaders finds nearly half of AI initiatives stay stuck as pilots, with UK firms spending £39.2m a year for limited returns.
London leads UK AI adoption as the regional gap widens
DSIT data shows London firms adopt AI at 20% versus a 16% UK average, raising fears the productivity gains will concentrate in a capital already pulling ahead.
Most UK workers feel overwhelmed by the pace of AI
Henley Business School research finds 61% of UK workers feel overwhelmed by AI's pace, even as adoption spreads and shadow AI use grows.
AI job losses to stay limited this year, Bridgewater says
Hedge fund Bridgewater says constrained computing capacity and patchy adoption will keep AI-driven job displacement low in the near term.
Confused AI rollouts hurt UK firms and baffle their staff
Muddled AI adoption is wasting money and bewildering employees, experts warn, as firms chase the technology without agreeing why they are using it.
