Number of Irish executives believing AI to be overrated is falling rapidly
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There has been a considerable shift in the perception of artificial intelligence by Irish SMEs over the past six months, with a sharp drop in the number of firms branding the technology "over-rated".
According to Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR), which provides insights into the attitudes of 10,000 mid-market businesses across 32 countries, the proportion of Irish executives who believed AI was mostly hype has plunged from 45% to 23%, signalling a decisive move from hype to hands-on adoption.
