AI Adoption stories - Page 17

Small businesses in the UK and Ireland face confusion and lack confidence in adopting AI, citing skills gaps and need for clearer guidance, research reveals.

Dublin-based SMACT Works leverages Oracle Cloud AI to swiftly develop healthcare applications, showcasing accelerated innovation and enterprise-scale solutions.

Outdated technology and slow AI adoption in UK, US and Ireland healthcare delay patient care and fuel burnout among clinicians, survey reveals.

Nearly a third of UK firms fully trust AI without proper governance or safeguards, risking flawed decisions and lagging behind global competitors in AI maturity.

Two-thirds of UK firms report AI boosts in productivity, yet only 45% offer workforce training, highlighting a skills gap despite notable gains, IBM finds.

UK firms are boosting AI spending with CTOs and CDOs leading strategy, expecting returns within two years despite workforce and legacy system challenges.

Over half of UK enterprises plan to increase AI investment in 2025, yet 41% say funding still falls short of rising customer demand for AI solutions.

AI use nears 94% in UK and Ireland firms, yet full business transformation lags; IT outsourcing shifts as offshore activity and client demands grow.

UK SME leaders show cautious optimism with a slight confidence rise, yet worry over AI adoption, Brexit competitiveness, and EU market expansion in 2025.

Desktop PC sales in Europe rose 22% in early Q2 2025, outpacing notebooks, as AI-ready notebooks gain momentum amid commercial refresh cycles.

UK organisations' AI maturity score dropped 9 points to 35 despite rising investments and over 100 AI projects launched by 56% of businesses surveyed.

Research reveals a stark gap in AI's impact on cybersecurity: 71% of APJ executives see gains, yet only 5% of analysts agree, highlighting trust and effectiveness issues.

New Exabeam research reveals AI in cybersecurity boosts executive confidence but leaves analysts sceptical amid uneven productivity gains worldwide.

New research shows that economic confidence among UK SMEs has dropped sharply from 91.4 to 87.5, with many leaders fearing a further downturn ahead.

A Guardian report reveals a third of NHS doctors suffer extreme fatigue, raising concerns for patient care amid staff shortages and rising demands.

A new analysis reveals that job postings mentioning Generative AI have tripled in Australia, highlighting varied adoption trends across sectors.

Half of SMEs in Australia and New Zealand have yet to adopt AI due to significant security concerns, a new Peninsula Group survey reveals.

Vistage's latest UKI SME CEO Confidence Index reveals growing optimism among business leaders, with 62% forecasting a revenue boost in the next year ahead of the General Election.

Nearly half of companies in manufacturing, logistics, and retail view escalating costs as their main supply chain challenge, a study by Epicor and Nucleus Research reveals.