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Business leaders struggle to turn GenAI hype into reality

FutureCFO Editors by FutureCFO Editors
January 15, 2024
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Business leaders are struggling to turn GenAI hype into reality, said Boston Consulting Group (BCB) recently.

According to a survey of more than 1400 C-level executives in 50 markets and 14 industries, 66% of executives are ambivalent or outright dissatisfied with their organisation’s progress on AI and GenAI so far, citing three primary reasons for their dissatisfaction: a lack of talent and skills (62%), an unclear AI and GenAI roadmap and investment priorities (47%), and absence of strategy regarding responsible AI and GenAI (42%).

This is the year to turn GenAI hype into reality, said Christoph Schweizer, BCG’s CEO. 

“Almost every CEO, myself included, has experienced a steep learning curve with GenAI,” he noted. “When technology is changing so quickly, it can be tempting to wait and see where things land. But with GenAI, the early winners are experimenting, learning, and building at scale.”

Survey highlights

  • 71% of executives surveyed say they plan to increase tech investments in 2024—an 11-point jump from 2023—and even more (85%) plan to increase their spending on AI and GenAI. 
  • 54% of leaders already expect AI to provide cost savings this year, primarily through productivity gains in operations, customer service, and IT.
  • More than 60% of executives surveyed say their firms are still waiting to see how AI-specific regulations develop, and just 6% of companies have trained more than 25% of their people on GenAI tools so far.

What sets winners apart
However, there’s no time to wait and see when it comes to GenAI, BCG said.

According to BCG’s report based on its survey, “winning” companies acknowledge GenAI’s permanence and recognise its potential for both enhanced productivity and topline growth. 

BCG outlines the following several characteristics that set the winners apart from observers.

  • Winners invest for productivity and top-line growth. Organisations that plan to invest more than $50 million in AI and GenAI this year are 1.3 times more likely to see cost savings in 2024—and 1.5 times more likely to achieve more than 10% in cost savings.
  • Winners are systematically upskilling—21% of organisations spending upward of $50 million on AI and GenAI this year have already trained more than a quarter of their people.
  • Winners are vigilant about GenAI cost of use. Cost of use, which has serious long-term implications, is not commanding the attention it should. Only 19% of those surveyed consider cost the top concern when choosing an AI and GenAI solution.
  • Winners build intentional relationships. Only 3% of executives consider preexisting partnerships a priority when looking for AI solutions.
  • Winners implement responsible AI (RAI) principles. Of the companies surveyed that are investing more than $50 million in AI in 2024, 27% put the CEO in charge of their RAI strategy (versus 14% overall).

“To unlock GenAI’s full potential, executives should deploy it to improve efficiency of everyday tasks, reshape critical functions, and invent new business models,” said Schweizer. “Doing so can increase productivity by up to 20%, enhance efficiency and effectiveness by up to 50%, boost revenue, and create long-term competitive advantage.”

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