Business leaders feel pressure to make case for using AI [Video]

A substantial proportion of business leaders in Ireland feel under pressure to identify a business case for integrating generative AI in their operations, research from Expleo has found.

Around 43% of business leaders feel pressure to make the case for their business to implement AI technologies, and 29% said their business is already using AI without them fully understanding the implications of the technology.

100 key decision-makers from mid-sized and large Irish businesses and a further 703 from France, Germany and the UK were surveyed for the Expleo report.

While nearly two in five (39%) IT leaders in Ireland are concerned that increased regulation of AI may stifle innovation within their industry, this rises to 50% for their European counterparts.

Companies in Ireland are also more positive about the business risks associated with AI.

A fifth (19%) said they see no adoption risk for their organisation, compared to just 9% on average.

Overall, Ireland’s business leaders are in …