80.16% of Spanish managers admit that they do not have a manual to make ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI), although 36.54% of their companies are already developing it. Furthermore, only 19.81% of leaders say they have already trained their workers in the correct use of these tools.
These data are collected in a survey carried out by LHH Executive Search, the Adecco Group firm specialized in selection, consulting and evaluation of managers and executives, which highlights that 37.88% of managers perceive AI as a one more technology that will coexist with current resources.
31.54% believe that it will replace much of the work done by employees To date, 17.50% consider that it will completely transform the sector in which it operates, creating new opportunities, and 13.08% do not foresee a significant impact of this technology in their sector.
Meanwhile, 32.12% of the business decision-makers surveyed say they will launch new products or services supported by AI solutions and a 30% declare they will create new jobs for AI project management and will replace tasks developed by employees with new AI tools (29.62%).
On this point, the director of LHH Executive Search, Rémi Diennet, points out that “It is encouraging to see how the emergence of artificial intelligence is beginning to be seen as an opportunity more than a threat. However, the vast majority of companies still do not have a protocol that supports the ethical and responsible use of this innovation.”
“This is where each company plays a crucial role in ensuring that the adoption of these new tools is aligned with sustainability principles and social responsibility. Only in this way can we harness the true potential of AI without putting the well-being of workers and the ethical standards of the organization at risk,” reflects Diennet.
Priorities
On the other hand, the LHH survey collected by Servimedia shows that the strategic priority for managers between now and the end of the year is productivity and worker performance, as 56.54% consider it, followed by digital transformation (44.42%).
To a lesser extent, managers indicate other priorities, such as employee demands regarding conciliation and flexibility (29.42%), sustainability (24.42%), or the mental health of the teams (23.27%)with equality and inclusion being the least relevant priority of those indicated (19.23%).
Regarding employee rotation, 55.96% of the leaders consulted assure that it is not a strategic priority, since only 0.96% say it affects more than 50% of the workforce.
On the other hand, they consider that the main threat to their businesses is the economic context (55.58%), followed at a great distance from the political context (44.23%) and the instability of the workforce (35.77%)and the emergence of new technologies such as AI (21.54%) is not so important.
Finally, for 81.54% of the managers surveyed, technological innovation can contribute to boosting the sustainable commitment of companies. The larger the company, the greater the percentage of leaders who believe this premise.
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