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Test your knowledge:
AI’s impact from core to edge
Are you ready to enter the age of AI everywhere? Take this short quiz to see how you stack up against your peers.
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9%
43%
67%
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C:
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24%
What percentage of IT and business decision-makers believe AI is a “game changer” for their organization?
Which technology area do IT and business leaders view as being the most impacted by AI?
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C:
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Cybersecurity/threat detection
Predictive maintenance/IoT
Personalization/CX
Automation/efficiency
What do IT and business decision-makers see as the No. 1 challenge when deploying GenAI?
Q3
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C:
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Employee concern over losing their jobs
Limitations of AI models in terms of training data
or token limits
Lack of training for self-service tools
Monitoring for potential misuse/AI hallucinations
What is the expected year-over-year increase in spending on AI technologies in 2024?
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C:
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23%
48%
62%
34%
Results
GenAI has skyrocketed to the top of the business agenda in 2024. Many executives are eager to find relevant use cases for the technology and are calling on their IT teams to orchestrate deployment, provide ongoing support, and continuously innovate.
The power of GenAI is undeniable. Standing still is not an option. CIOs play a critical role in helping to ensure their organization is well-positioned to evolve with this game-changing technology.
For more key insights and takeaways, download IDC’s “CIO Playbook 2024: Entering the Age of AI Everywhere”
ANSWER:
C.
43%
Half of the respondents to a recent IDC survey said AI was a necessary “hygiene factor” to keep up with competitors, while 43% believe AI is a game changer that will transform how they run their business. “GenAI has expanded our world,” says Brian Donnelly, CIO of INVISTA.
For more insights into what your peers are saying about their AI adoption plans, download IDC’s “CIO Playbook 2024: Entering the Age of AI Everywhere”
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For more insights into what your peers are saying about their AI adoption plans, download IDC’s “CIO Playbook 2024: Entering the Age of AI Everywhere”
Cybersecurity is the area where IT and business leaders expect AI to have the most impact, followed by personalization and customer experience, predictive maintenance, and intelligent automation. It’s critical for CIOs to educate the C-suite on how and where AI can be more rapidly deployed and where longer-term investments are required.
Cybersecurity/
threat detection
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What other AI deployment challenges are your peers facing? Download IDC’s “CIO Playbook 2024: Entering the Age of AI Everywhere” to find out.
These are all pressing challenges, but because there are still many unknowns about GenAI, a responsible AI policy is vital to minimize its potential for misuse. Hallucinations, bias, and other inaccuracies in AI-generated content will add to the challenge as models are tuned and refined.
Monitoring for potential misuse/AI hallucinations
B.
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Results >
Is your AI spending keeping pace? To learn more about organizations’ AI investment plans, download IDC’s “CIO Playbook 2024: Entering the Age of AI Everywhere”
IT and business decision-makers anticipate a notable increase in spending on AI technologies going into 2024, rising from 8.4% to 13.5% as a proportion of their overall IT budget. This represents a 62% year-over-year increase. Just over a quarter of AI-related spending is targeted for GenAI.
62%
D.
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