- “During the pandemic, for example, Frito-Lay ramped up its digital and data-driven initiatives, compressing five years’ worth of digital plans into six months.
- Fifty-two percent of companies accelerated their AI adoption plans because of the Covid crisis, a study by PwC finds. Just about all, 86%, say that AI is becoming a “mainstream technology” at their company in 2021.
- Harris Poll, working with Appen, found that 55% of companies reported they accelerated their AI strategy in 2020 due to Covid, and 67% expect to further accelerate their AI strategy in 2021.
- Most executives (74%) not only anticipate AI will deliver more efficient make business processes, but also help to create new business models (55%) and enable the creation of new products and services (54%).”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/hbr.org/amp/2021/09/ai-adoption-skyrocketed-over-the-last-18-months