- A British company adopts AI once every 60 seconds, AWS Research says
- Startups are twice as likely to have a strategy as large companies
- A lack of skills slows down companies, recruitment taking an average of 5.5 months
The adoption of AI in the United Kingdom has increased by 33% in the past year, with 52% of British companies aboard technology, compared to 39% last year, said a new report.
The adoption is accelerated to the point that a company adopts new IA tools and strategies every 60 seconds, according to AWS research.
The realization of the advantages is also increasingly apparent, 92% of AI adopting companies now indicating an increase in income, against 64% in 2024, but the Amazon report reveals a gap between the different types of businesses and the need for additional work.
British companies adopt AI every 60 seconds
Although large companies and startups have similar adoption rates of 55%and 59%respectively, startups seem to be more prepared for technological changes, with more than double (31%) with full AI strategies compared to their large business counterparts (15%).
In addition to needing to identify a clear path, companies are also struggling with the shortage of ongoing skills, with almost two out of five (38%) citing a lack of skills as a key obstacle, compared to 29% last year.
Almost half (46%) say that this now slows down their business, the average company spending five and a half months to hire talents with the required digital skills. The literacy of AI should be a highly desired competence in 47% of new jobs over the next three years, highlighting a key area on which potential employees should focus to help themselves to stand out from their peers.
In accordance with the efforts of Great Britain to become an AI leader, AWS has announced an initiative in the United Kingdom to train 100,000 people in AI skills by the end of the decade, confirming collaborations with universities such as exercising and Manchester.
This said Amazon, will help the United Kingdom unlock 45 billion pounds sterling per year in benefits of savings and productivity not achieved throughout the public sector – a heavy sum prediction which comes from the government’s own figures.
“If we do not respond to the main obstacles to adoption in the United Kingdom – in particular digital skills – we risk the emergence of an AI economy on two levels,” said Phil Le -Brun, director of AWS business strategy.
