Kaspersky Labs GmbH
Ingolstadt (ots)
As a recent Kaspersky survey shows [1], more than a quarter of C-level executives (32 percent) at companies in Germany intend to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to close skills gaps. The topic is regularly on the agenda of almost all the companies surveyed (95 percent). However, many (92 percent) still do not understand the new technology.
Companies around the world are currently facing the challenge of keeping up with the changes brought about by generative AI, including in Germany. According to Kaspersky’s current survey of business executives in Germany, almost half (46 percent) consider them to be a game changer like Google once was. Therefore, it is not surprising that almost everyone (95 percent) regularly discusses new technology in board meetings. 32 percent of respondents are considering using the automation and productivity-enhancing potential of generative AI to address skills gaps.
However, the vast majority (92 percent) also said they still did not sufficiently understand how the data they entered worked and where it was stored. However, more than half (55 percent) plan to use new technology to automate activities their employees don’t like. Nearly as many (46 percent) expect generative AI to take care of their own annoying tasks, too.
According to the Kaspersky survey, 38 percent of decision makers believe that technology is used most frequently in their IT departments. Other departments where C-level executives say it would be most used:
- Marketing and communication (13 percent each)
- Human Resources (11 percent)
- Finance (9 percent).
“Generative AI offers the ability to complete resource-intensive tasks that typically require specialized expertise and knowledge in a matter of minutes,” explains David Emm, Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky. “However, it is important to note that these tools are often used by teams. It can be safely used to increase productivity, but the data leaves the company boundaries and can be exploited as soon as it enters said tool. If the AI is widely used in businesses before proper policies are in place, this can lead to IT teams having a “Your cybersecurity needs to catch up,” just as we saw with the BYOD trend a decade ago. While generative AI clearly brings business benefits, as with many other security challenges, education is key. Collaborating with cybersecurity and risk experts “will help create an environment that enables the safe and productive use of generative AI.”
“For Germany to gain momentum in AI, companies must further increase their efforts and investments,” Bitkom President Ralf Wintergerst said recently. [2]. “At the same time, politicians are also called on to ensure that declarations of intent and strategies to promote AI are not the only thing, but that the use and development of AI in Germany is significantly facilitated. In particular, the using less Sensitive data should be easier.”
Kaspersky’s full report “Kaspersky Gen AI Business Infiltration” is available at https://ots.de/ZUIp6I
[1] https://ots.de/ZUIp6I The study was conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Kaspersky between September 25 and October 2, 2023 in eight countries. They surveyed 1,863 C-level executives in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Romania, the Netherlands, and Greece; 250 came from Germany.
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