CEOs Agreeing that Artificial Intelligence Will Have Larger Impact than Internet Revolution

Proof Point

Majority of CEOs globally in PwC survey believe AI will have larger impact than Internet revolution in 2019, with more believing it in Middle East and Asia Pacific

CEOs Agreeing that Artificial Intelligence Will Have Larger Impact than Internet Revolution

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Note: Data from PwC’s 22nd Annual CEO survey of 1,378 CEOs worldwide in 2019

Proof Point Findings

  • Global Average – 63% of global CEOs surveyed by PwC believe AI will have larger impact than Internet revolution in 2019
  • Expecting Regions – More CEOs from Middle East (78%) and Asia Pacific (77%) believe in AI’s critical impact than global average
  • Skeptic CEOs – One-fourth of CEOs skeptical that AI will have larger impact than Internet, who mostly come from advanced regions, West Europe and North America
  • Critical Barriers – Companies are faced with barriers, such as talent gaps, which are critical to successfully benefit from AI technologies
  • Key Growth Drivers – Include accelerating sophistication of AI technologies, increasing adoption of AI and automation technologies to improve business capabilities, and growing demand to leverage technologies to become more competitive

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Date Last Updated

March 21, 2019

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