AI is key to innovation but infrastructure and other challenges hold back progress
A new report from Pure Storage finds that the emergence of AI is a key avenue for innovation, but infrastructure issues, talent shortages and energy costs are holding back progress.
Based on a survey of 1,500 global respondents carried out by Vanson Bourne the report finds that although CIOs and other senior IT leaders face significant economic pressures, driving innovation remains imperative for enterprises.
Enterprises building AI infrastructure on a budget
A new study finds that 70 percent of enterprises are still experimenting with AI and preparing for it is a top priority.
However, the report from Komprise finds that budgets are an even higher priority with only 30 percent saying they will increase their IT budgets to support AI projects.
How GenAI is changing business and society [Q&A]
Generative AI started out as a bit of a novelty, allowing you to create writing or artwork based on simple prompts. But increasingly it's having an impact on many areas of the world, from writing code to composing music and aiding research.
In a new book, Generative AI in Practice: 100+ Amazing Ways Generative Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business and Society, futurist and thought leader Bernard Marr takes a closer look at the impact of GenAI. We talked to him to find out more.
Companies lack policies to deal with GenAI use
While 27 percent of security experts perceive AI and deepfakes to be the biggest cybersecurity threats to their organisations not all have a responsible use policy in place.
The third part of a survey of over 200 information security professionals carried out at Infosecurity Europe 2024 has been released today by KnowBe4 and it finds 31 percent of security professionals admit to not having a 'responsible use' policy on using generative AI within the company currently in place.
Enterprise AI adoption soars almost 90 percent
For some time now AI has been the go-to technology to enable informed decision making, accelerate innovation, and enhance experiences for both employees and customers.
A new report from Cloudera shows that 88 percent of enterprises are adopting AI in some capacity, but many are still lacking the necessary data infrastructure and employee skills to truly benefit from it.
Financial services companies concerned about use of AI but still plan to increase spending
Almost half of financial services leaders had a positive view of AI in 2023. But despite this initial excitement, the implementation of planned initiatives this year has been sluggish.
A new report from Lucidworks finds only one in four AI projects have been deployed, similar to many of the other industries surveyed. In 2023, the most common expected impact of Gen AI for financial services was business operations improvement. The majority of deployed initiatives followed suit in 2024, however, the industry reports below average cost and revenue benefits.
How AI is transforming sport [Q&A]
A new survey from IBM and Morning Consult polled over 18,000 global sports fans to discover the ways in which people follow and engage with their favorite sports are evolving
It finds a growing generational shift in preferences -- including embracing technologies like AI in areas such as augmented reality, recruiting, and fan engagement.
Sysadmins don't understand how to use AI
A new study released ahead of tomorrow's SysAdmin Day reveals that 60 percent of sysadmins admit to a lack of understanding of how to leverage AI practically in their organization.
The report from Action1 finds 72 percent of those surveyed expressed a need for training, and 45 percent are concerned about becoming obsolete in the job market due to their current level of AI literacy.
Enterprises struggle to govern use of AI in development
A new study from Checkmarx shows that 99 percent of enterprises are using AI code generation tools, yet only 29 percent have established any form of governance.
The survey of 900 CISOs and application security professionals worldwide finds 15 percent of respondents have explicitly prohibited the use of AI tools for code generation within their organizations.
Almost three-quarters of US companies have a deepfake response plan
Given the level of worry around the influence of deepfakes -- as we reported yesterday -- it's perhaps not surprising to learn that companies are developing their own deepfake response plans.
A new survey of over 2,600 global IT and cybersecurity professionals, from software recommendation engine GetApp, finds 73 percent of US respondents report that their organization has developed a deepfake response plan.
Cloud and AI expansion lead to data protection challenges
Enterprise IT leaders are grappling with unprecedented challenges in data protection and governance, driven by the rapid adoption of cloud applications and generative AI, according to a new report.
The study from backup and recovery platform Keepit finds that although 70 percent of respondents report that their financial applications are covered by data protection strategies, a significant portion of other key systems and custom applications remain vulnerable.
72 percent of Americans worry about deepfakes influencing elections
New research from identity verification company Jumio finds growing concern among Americans about the political influence AI and deepfakes may have during upcoming elections and how they might influence trust in online media.
The study of over 8,000 adult consumers, split evenly across the UK, US, Singapore and Mexico, finds 72 percent of Americans are worried about the potential for AI and deepfakes to influence upcoming elections in their country.
Cyberecurity budgets increase as complexity grows
An overwhelming 91 percent of respondents to a new survey say their security budget is increasing this year, demonstrating a growing recognition of the importance of cybersecurity within organizations.
However, the report from Seemplicity shows organizations report using an average of 38 different security product vendors, suggesting high levels of complexity and fragmentation within their attack surfaces.
The impact of generative AI cybersecurity [Q&A]
Since ChatGPT's launch in 2022, there's been an explosion of speculative use cases for generative AI in the workforce -- and concern from the cybersecurity community over an unproven, unvetted, and potentially powerful new tool.
How have those concerns played out in the real world? We sat down with Nick Hyatt, director of threat intelligence at Blackpoint Cyber, to hear about the reality of generative AI's risk to the modern workplace.
Life sciences sector turns to AI to bridge cybersecurity skills gap
A new survey reveals that 73 percent of life sciences companies are turning to artificial intelligence to address the cybersecurity skills gap.
The report from Code42 shows the life sciences sector is at the forefront of artificial intelligence use, with AI tools presenting new opportunities for cybersecurity teams to enable automated detection and response, as well as freeing up the resources to concentrate on strategic tasks.
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