A new survey from automation company, Abbyy, found that 58% of UK IT leaders reported that a fear of missing out (FOMO) plays a key role in AI investment.
58% of UK IT businesses surveyed are reporting that they are worried that their company will be left
behind if they don’t use it, with UK IT companies investing approximately 866,000 Euros in the last year.
Purpose built AI is also considered to be the most trustworthy type of AI for investors, with an endorsement
of 92% from surveyed businesses, with almost all (95%) of UK respondents saying that they plan to increase investment
in AI over the next year.
Another driver of adoption, cited by 52% of UK businesses surveyed, admitted
that pressure from customers was a key driver in the adoption of AI.
Maxime Vermeir, senior director of AI
strategy at Abbyy, commented, “It’s no surprise to me that organizations have more trust in small language models due
to the tendency of LLMs to hallucinate and provide inaccurate and possibly harmful outcomes. We’re seeing more business
leaders moving to SLMs to better address their specific business needs, enabling more trustworthy results.”
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