Executives worldwide are all-in on artificial intelligence (AI).
An eye-popping 91% said they are actively ramping up AI adoption and use, and 74% believe it is critical to their company’s success, according to a Globalization Partners (G-P) annual AI at Work report, released Tuesday.
Even more astounding: Only 1% of execs said they are not using AI at all.
“AI is no longer just an experimental technology. It’s become a strategic pillar for companies looking to stay competitive, no matter where they are around the world,” Nat Natarajan, chief product and strategy officer at G-P, said in a statement announcing the results.
“As AI’s value in augmenting work and improving productivity continues to be recognized, trust in its capabilities has grown. However, to address concerns about privacy and bias, organizations must prioritize the accuracy of inputs along with human oversight to ensure that AI is not only powerful but also reliable and responsible,” he added.
Nearly three-fourths (74%) of executives said they use AI for more than 25% of their work. Two-thirds acknowledged they would rather use AI and be 50% more productive — even if it means reducing headcount.
While a vast majority of business leaders (92%) said their organization requires approval to launch a new AI product, more than a third (35%) of them admitted they would use the technology anyway, even if not authorized.
The willingness of executives to change jobs for AI access underscores its importance in today’s professional environment. Almost half of executives (46%) surveyed said they were willing to switch jobs over AI availability or encouragement of AI usage.
“AI is evolving the landscape of HR automation. HCM saw some of the earliest experimentation with AI and now has some of the highest prevalence of configured and trained AI assistants, advisors, and agents,” said Zachary Chertok, senior research manager for employee experience at IDC. “Compliance management, communications enhancements, compensation and pay, collaboration, and training are among the top areas for organizational AI use. HR’s growing use of AI is refocusing its priorities on driving individual employee enablement while helping HR leaders embed factors of workforce performance into frameworks for managing and measuring business performance.”
The rise of AI agents, in particular, is easing the transition for many executives. A variety of such tools allows them to not only automate day-to-day tasks but to fill jobs. A voice AI agent from Ribbon AI, for example, interviews job candidates, assesses their replies, and then recommends in ranking order the best candidates. A human ultimately makes the hire.
