63% of managers believe AI will be critical to advance in their career over the next 12 months, according to Samsung research.
There has been a year-on-year increase on the perceived impact that artificial intelligence (AI) will have over the next five years.
According to new research commissioned by Samsung Ireland and undertaken by 3Gem, 80% of Irish business professionals now believe that AI will be the most disruptive technology that will “flip” the world on its head, up from 68% in 2023.
“We believe that by integrating AI seamlessly into everyday tasks, we can empower professionals to focus on what truly matters in their work”
This disruption however, is perceived as being largely positive with Irish business professionals believing AI can have real productivity gains and advance their careers.
Enhancing work life
Of those business professionals more likely to view AI as having a positive impact on their work lives, over half (51%) are excited about how AI will improve or enhance their work life by reducing routine and mundane tasks.
Virtually all (98%) Irish professionals agreed that AI can make their work easier. The areas they believe AI can assist most with include:
Automating administrative, routine and mundane tasks (63%), managing calendars, alerts and meeting notes.
Improving data analysis/ insights (61%) and providing topline notes and overviews of complicated texts.
Streamlining communication (59%) by synopsising reports, articles and generating email responses.
This sentiment was particularly high for the 35-to-44 year-old age category with 54% saying they are excited about AI’s role in their professional lives. This sentiment is slightly lower in younger cohorts with 48% of 18–to-34 year-olds feeling positive about the impact of AI.
“Our extensive research into artificial intelligence has been instrumental in shaping the innovative features found in Samsung devices, such as smart scheduling, real-time translation, and personalised task management,” said Paul Toland, head of MX Sales at Samsung Ireland.
“As we look toward the future, we are committed to evolving Galaxy AI to provide users with even more powerful tools that enhance their productivity and streamline their workflows. We believe that by integrating AI seamlessly into everyday tasks, we can empower professionals to focus on what truly matters in their work.”
Almost two-thirds (63%) of Irish business professional surveyed believe it will be essential or very important to become skilled in AI to advance in their careers over the next 12 months, with a fifth (19%) believing it will be essential.
This was particularly apparent amongst those working in IT & Telecommunications (78%), Manufacturing (71%) and Financial Services (68%). Business owners, board directors and C-Suite level managers (77%) are more likely to feel AI skills are essential when compared to intermediate managers (54%).
The AI feature that business professionals are most excited about is the possibility of using AI as their personal assistant (52%) to support with mundane tasks such as scheduling, calendar reminders, automatic responses and prioritising tasks and activities. Participants were also excited about the prospect of using AI for financial management (43%) or learning a new skill (40%).
“Earlier this month at the Samsung Develop Conference for 2024, we reaffirmed our commitment to ‘AI for All,’ and a focus on personalised AI solutions that enhance daily life while protecting privacy through advanced on-device capabilities and cloud technology,” said Annika Bizon, head of MX for Samsung Ireland and head of Omnichannel for Samsung UK and Ireland.
“We are delighted to see Irish business professionals embracing AI features that will help to make their lives easier, more productive and more efficient. Our goal at Samsung is to enable our devices with AI capabilities like Note Assist, Transcript Assist and Live Translate that remove the burdensome tasks from the lives of our users.”
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