UK business: Intrigued but cautious about AI

'It's too early to jump'

John Leonard
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UK business: Intrigued but cautious about AI, research
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UK business: Intrigued but cautious about AI, research

From all the noise, you'd be forgiven for thinking that UK organisations are falling over themselves to adopt generative AI; but as with many hyped new technologies, the reality is far less frenzied.

Asked about their opinion of gen-AI, the vast majority (68%) of 170 senior UK IT professionals surveyed by Computing in January said it is promising but immature. On the other hand, 9% believe it t...

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