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Chinese and Indian businesses are set to leave their UK counterparts behind when it comes to realising the benefits of AI , according to new analysis from BSI .

INDIAN AND CHINESE BUSINESSES RACING AHEAD OF UK FIRMS IN AI ADOPTION , FINDS BSI

T he International AI Maturity Model shows that firms from the two emerging and developing economies have a greater level of readiness to smoothly integrate AI into their operations , prepare employees for resulting changes to work , and leverage it as a force for good . Meanwhile , thewhile the UK , Japan and the Netherlands have greater progress to make in areas including investment , training and supplier engagement .

BSI ’ s model assesses and weights a suite of measures including organisational confidence and readiness for AI adoption amongst businesses globally , to come up with a single score . It identifies India as the most AI mature market , scoring 4.58 to China ’ s 4.25 . Based on insights from 932 business leaders across nine countries and seven sectors , metrics include attitude and actions including around investment , training , internal and external communications and safety . Published as part of BSI ’ s Trust in AI report , the analysis identifies the UK and Japan to be less mature relative to others , potentially influenced by factors including policy direction or media narratives focused on risk rather than opportunity . On all measures , China and India led the way , with the US in third place , followed by Australia .
In China , 73 % of business leaders said they were increasing investment compared to just 39 % of UK business leaders . Only 38 % of UK
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