Companies need to increase AI skilling initiatives and also focus on ethics: Survey
The study shows that 40% of the organisations surveyed do not have structured AI training; 32% say the training is limited to staff who work in tech-related positions. These numbers show a gap and highlights that organisations need to step up their readiness.
The survey covered 3,270 IT audit, risk, governance, privacy and cybersecurity professionals to create a pulse study on AI. It highlights multiple aspects, including knowledge gaps, policies, risks, jobs around AI and the actions required to be taken today.
At the strategic level, just 15% of the organisations surveyed report having a formalised AI policy. The lack of such policies can hinder a strategic look at AI implementation, lead to haphazard project execution and create confusion in terms of what gets prioritised for implementation.
Prioritising AI ethics
One of the key factors that emerged from the study is that only 34% of the organisations give enough attention to AI ethical standards. Today, 70% believe employees are using any type of AI, and 60% believe employees are using generative AI.
This gives rise to the possibility of risks. In fact, 60% of the people surveyed say they are worried or extremely worried that generative AI will be exploited by bad actors.
However, with the growing importance of the need for digital trust professionals, 78% say that AI will have a positive or a neutral impact on their own careers. Even then, 85% say they need to increase their skills and
