On March 19, 2024, PwC Japan announced the results of an awareness survey regarding generative AI (artificial intelligence) targeting CEOs of domestic and foreign companies. It can be seen that domestic companies are taking a more proactive stance toward introducing generative AI than overseas companies, and that generative AI is being used particularly highly in the manufacturing and healthcare industries.
This survey was conducted for approximately one month from October 2, 2023 to November 10, 2023, targeting approximately 4,702 CEOs in 105 countries/regions including Japan.
When asked whether they had accepted generative AI in their operations in the past 12 months, 50% of companies in Japan said they had, compared to around 50% in Asia excluding China and Hong Kong. 39%, 38% in the US, 28% in Europe, and 27% in China. It was found that Japan has the highest percentage of companies in the world that utilize generative AI in their own operations.
Takuya Fujikawa, Senior Executive Officer and Partner at PwC Consulting, said, “Japanese managers have a very strong sense of crisis over delays in DX (digital transformation).For this reason, they are investing quite aggressively in generative AI. “I can see that they are doing well,” he explains. 64% of Japanese CEOs agreed that their company would not be financially viable in 10 years if they did not change their current way of doing business, which is higher than in other countries/regions. It has become.
Source: Monoist
https://monoist.itmedia.co.jp/mn/articles/2403/26/news091.html
