AI Adoption

AI adoption is the measurable integration of artificial intelligence technologies across industries and government sectors. Truncated covers enterprise deployment trends, implementation challenges, productivity metrics, and industry case studies.

Monday 2 November

Telecom AI ROI below 3% with Nvidia the 'sun' of the AI-ecosystem: GSMA

AI-generated summary GSMA released its third-quarter report detailing that approximately 66% of tracked telecom artificial intelligence deployments are now operational across more than 760 operators worldwide. The research shows artificial intelligence currently contributes about 2.5% of revenue for telecom operators while Nvidia ranks first among publicly announced telecom artificial intelligence partnerships.

AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, Apollo economist says

AI-generated summary Apollo Global Management released a note from chief economist Torsten Slok stating that artificial intelligence has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of the technology sector. Torsten Slok argues that it will be difficult for non-tech companies to turn cheap intelligence into higher revenue growth and higher profit margins because business intelligence requires judgment rather than just calculation.

Replacing workers with AI? You may come to regret it: Gartner warns 30% of employees who’ve been laid off because of the technology will be rehired by 2029 – and at a far higher cost to the business

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AI-generated summary Gartner reports that organizations have launched AI-driven workforce reductions that may lead to future rehiring decisions. Gartner says that by 2029 around 30% of employees who were terminated and replaced by AI will be rehired at a greater cost to the enterprise.

Also covered by AP News inc.com Fortune

Saturday 31 October

Friday 30 October

Scaling agentic AI with confidence

AI-generated summary More than half of enterprises are already deploying agentic AI, which is now available as autonomous systems gain access to new applications and business data around the clock. Identity governance can help close the trust deficit by giving chief information officers the evidence to demonstrate effective oversight during expansion.

‘Organizations will not generate cost savings from AI at this point’: Just 3% of companies have recorded cost savings with AI – but that isn’t stopping them from investing more

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AI-generated summary The institution where Alan Turing first addressed the topic of artificial intelligence rolls out Microsoft 365 Copilot access to 65,000 staff. New research from Gartner indicates that just 3% of organizations have been able to achieve desired cost savings through productivity gains.

Thursday 29 October

‘Our most prolific engineers have demonstrated that neither the developer role nor their output is defined by the use of AI’: Amazon tells software engineers that not every task needs AI as token consumption surges

AI-generated summary Amazon released a memo telling software development engineers and software development managers that not every task needs artificial intelligence tooling. Terk Terkowitz says that our most prolific engineers have demonstrated that neither the developer role nor their output is defined by the use of artificial intelligence.

Also covered by GeekWire sifted.eu