- Microsoft Report warns against the “AI Division” between companies
- Those who do not commit themselves or do not prepare could lose major
- AI agents could play a particularly key role, if they are implemented correctly
Companies in the United Kingdom face a difficult perspective if they fail to adopt the potential possibilities and benefits offered by AI tools, new research said.
The results of a new Microsoft study predict British companies may not be able to grow if they are on the wrong side of the “IA division” of these companies with (or without) a tangible AI strategy.
These prospects could put the opportunity to stimulate the economy of the United Kingdom and improve its public services on a generalized scale in danger, warns the report.
“Ai divide”
The report noted that the “AI divide” has been demonstrated by the fact that, although half of the organizations have a clear AI strategy and the skills necessary to implement it, a similar proportion does not do so.
More than half (54%) of business leaders admitted that their organization had no formal AI strategy, and with concern, less than half (45%) say that their companies understand correctly the skills of IA that their workforce must succeed today, half (50%) also describing a difference between the ambition and the action of the AI.
This Division of AI also extends to the workforce, with more than half (57%) of the managers indicating an extended gap in efficiency and productivity between workers who use AI and those who do not – and more than a third (36%) of the managers even affirming that workers who frequently use AI would be more likely to be recognized or provoked.
AI agents should take a leading place in many companies, helping employees mitigate their workload and, hopefully, to unlock greater productivity. Microsoft’s study revealed that almost three -quarters (72%) of managers expected the AI agents to be fully integrated into their operations soon, 21% providing that this is in the next 12 months and 39% in the two years.
“Agency AI can play a key role in the abolition of digital chore, giving workers the possibility of spending more time to creative tasks and value adding value,” noted Darren Hardman, CEO, Microsoft UK.
“At Microsoft, we help build an AI economy, to invest in digital skills and to fight against the AI gap, all the prerequisites at the origin of the economic growth fueled by the AI for the United Kingdom.”
