Birthday poems. Cake recipes. AI memes. Europeans are using artificial intelligence, just not at work. The technology that promised to transform productivity has become a pastime instead of a tool. And whilst the Nordics integrate AI into their workplaces, southern Europe watches from behind.
Nordic and Baltic countries dominate AI adoption rankings with usage rates approaching 50%, whilst Eastern European nations lag significantly behind with less than a quarter of their populations using the technology.
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This article is part two of “Opportunities and Pitfalls of Generative AI from an SME Perspective” by senior reacher Janne Kauttonen and RDI Communications Specialist Martti Asikainen, originally published in Finnish in Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences’ eSignals Pro.
This article is part one of “Opportunities and Pitfalls of Generative AI from an SME Perspective” by senior reacher Janne Kauttonen and RDI Communications Specialist Martti Asikainen, originally published in Finnish in Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences’ eSignals Pro.
