Manufacturers are deploying planned Generative AI initiatives at a slower-than-anticipated pace on concerns around accuracy, Lucidworks said in a study on Wednesday.
The study surveyed over 2,500 leaders worldwide involved in AI technology decision-making and found that 58 per cent of manufacturing leaders plan to increase spending on AI in 2024. This is lower than the global consensus of 63 per cent and U.S. consensus of 69 per cent.
In 2023, 93 per cent of all leaders and 93 per cent of manufacturing leaders planned to increase spending on AI.
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
PitchBook data from last week showed a quarterly jump in U.S. venture capital funding, largely driven by significant investments in AI companies.
Investors are betting on startups with the hope that revenue from AI adoption will yield significant returns. Nearly 50 per cent of manufacturers worldwide reported increased cost savings this year after adopting AI initiatives, according to Lucidworks’ study.
“While many manufacturers see the potential benefits of generative AI, challenges such as response accuracy and cost are causing them to take a more cautious approach,” said Mike Sinoway, CEO of Lucidworks.
CONTEXT
Generative AI processes inputs or prompts to produce new content based on past data used to train it. However, it sometimes generates inaccurate or nonsensical outputs known as hallucinations.
While 36 per cent of all respondents expressed concerns about response accuracy due to hallucinations, a higher number manufacturing respondents, 44 per cent, share this concern.
Despite only 20 per cent planned AI projects being implemented by manufacturers in the past year, 55 per cent of them feel that they are on par with their peers in AI adoption.
COST FACTOR
Over the past year, 70 per cent of manufacturing companies opted for more expensive commercial AI models. Lucidworks suggests that a shift to more accessible open-source models could occur if they prove to be as efficient and more resourceful at a lower cost.
While manufacturers are optimistic about the cost benefits of AI, they aim to maximize its value amid smaller planned spendings this year.
From: channelnewsasia
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