Many people are unsettled by adaptive robots or IT systems and fear, amongst other things, the loss of their jobs. 41 per cent of Germans feel threatened by intelligent technology. In Great Britain and the USA, the figures are almost identical. This was the result of a survey conducted by the digital communications agency Syzygy AG. To this end, 2000 people in Germany, Great Britain and the USA were asked about their attitudes towards artificial intelligence.
In all three countries, the younger people born between 1981 and the turn of the millennium are particularly concerned about the future of humanity.
Despite all the uncertainties, Germans also see opportunities and advantages in intelligent technology. Half of the respondents hope that using artificial intelligence will make life easier over the next five years.
"German consumers are perfectly willing to allow AI to play a growing role in their lives," says Lars Lehne, CEO of Syzygy AG. "At the same time, they want clear guidelines to regulate and control technology."
Many companies rely on complex application cases for artificial intelligence and thereby pass up opportunities - New study by Capgemini
Three quarters of the companies increased their sales by ten per cent, which they attribute directly to the introduction of AI. These are the key findings of Capgemini's study "Turning AI into concrete value: the successful implementers' toolkit", for which nearly 1,000 companies with a turnover of more than 500 million US dollars were surveyed. All participating organisations use AI either within the framework of a pilot project or on a larger scale.
More jobs for higher qualified employees
The study shows that four out of five companies (83 per cent) have created new jobs using artificial intelligence technologies. These are primarily jobs for experienced employees; two out of every three positions are created in the management environment. In addition, more than 63 per cent of companies implementing AI on a large scale stated that AI did not cut jobs. "We want to use our employees according to their skills," says Michael Natusch, Global Head AI at Prudential. "AI saves the time that people have spent on repetitive tasks to date, and it allows them to concentrate on those tasks where human intelligence creates added value - for themselves and for the customers.” Accordingly, the majority of the organisations surveyed (71 per cent) actively provide their employees with retraining and continuing education. The vast majority of respondents who use AI on a large scale believe that AI will simplify complex tasks (89 per cent) and also that intelligent machines and people will exist side by side in their companies (88 per cent).