IBM’s 2022 Global AI Adoption Index sheds new light on the deployment of AI across 7,502 business around the world, revealing that AI is helping companies address labour and skills shortages by augmenting repetitive tasks - 30% of global IT professionals say employees at their organisation are already saving time with new AI and automation software tools. Moreover, two-thirds (66%) of companies are either currently executing or planning to apply AI to address their sustainability goals.
The report examines some of the barriers and challenges that are hindering AI from reaching its potential, and the use cases, industries and countries where AI is most likely to thrive.