And more than two-fifths believe their workforce will increase.

Spanish professionals love the application of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact in the workplace.

Although countries such as the UK, Canada, Brazil or Australia highlight the automation of repetitive tasks as an achievement of AI, whether for writing responses to emails or simplifying documents, In Spain, more than half of workers rate generative AI as an inspiring tool. In fact, they believe creativity will be the area that has the biggest impact on their daily work by the end of 2024.

This was detected in the Avanade report, where 56% of the Spaniards consulted indicated that AI helps their respective companies to carry out more creative and innovative activities.

Additionally, fear of job loss is not widespread. Almost half of those interviewed in our country (49%) disagree with confirmation of that AI will reduce the number of employees needed in their organization. He 43% think their workforce could increase and 44% of them expect growth of up to 19% by the end of next year thanks to this smart technology.

Therefore, 94% of Spanish employees are optimistic about AI and its impact. Although there is still work to be done.

While 95% believe that companies and their IT teams already have the knowledge and resources to drive AI, the percentage of people who see a complete process for adapting templates and security functions over time has dropped to 50%. Additionally, a small majority (47%) of companies consulted have specific guidelines and policies regarding the responsible use of AI.

Additionally, 1 in 2 (49%) employees are not completely confident that their company’s risk management processes are appropriate for technical integration of generative AI.

In this regard, Florin Rotar, Chief AI Officer at Avanade, warns that “now is the time when companies must take steps to prepare their workers with the critical skills to use AI effectively, as well as the ability to use AI effectively. time to make decisions to face the future based on AI and implement well-defined and responsible strategies“.