For our exclusive study, more than 150 executives from companies with an annual revenue of at least 200 million euros and at least 200 employees - across all sectors - revealed the status quo as well as specific plans for activities and investments regarding their AI transformation. The detailed study results can be downloaded in the report above. Here you can find selected first insights:
70% of respondents are planning a higher AI budget for 2024. For 25%, the current budget will remain unchanged, 5% will reduce it. On average, the companies plan to increase their budget by 30%.
For 2024, the companies have an “AI to do list” of more than ten projects and measures.
More than 80% of respondents anticipate that the use of GenAI will have a positive impact on environmental sustainability. Only 3% expect negative effects.
| pronounced knowledge | above-average or advanced | basic | rudimentary or no knowledge at all |
85% of CxOs consider themselves to be very well informed about the functions and potential of GenAI. 25% of respondents claim to have pronounced knowledge. 60% evaluate their knowledge as above-average or advanced. 11% rank their knowledge as “basic”. 3% state to have only rudimentary or no knowledge at all.
In Germany, responsibility for GenAI often lies with the CEO. In other European countries, however, responsibility lies more with CIO/CTO or head of IT.
