Foreword
Now decides next
The arrival of generative AI heralds disruption and
opportunity across industries. Organizations are
exploring how generative AI can be used to unlock
business value, supercharge eciency and productivity,
and open the door to entirely new products, services
and business models. As business leaders contend
with this new technology and make decisions about the
future of the enterprise with generative AI, it is helpful
to keep one’s nger on the pulse of adoption.
To that end, The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise:
Now decides next, captures the sentiments of 2,835
business and technology leaders involved in piloting or
implementing generative AI in their organizations. In this
inaugural release of the quarterly report series, leaders
indicated persistent excitement for using generative
AI and many expect substantial transformative
impacts in the short term. Yet, they also acknowledged
uncertainty about generative AI’s potential implications
on workforces and society as the technology is
widely scaled, calling for greater investment in talent,
governance and global collaboration.
From these wave one insights, we can gain a clearer
picture of how leaders are using generative AI,
challenges, and lessons learned thus far. This helps
reveal some of the essential questions leaders should
be asking now and actions they should be taking to
prepare their enterprise for what comes next.
There is still much to discover with generative AI.
As it matures and is deployed at scale for a litany of
applications, new questions and challenges will become
clearer. Our quarterly reports will be available to help
you make sense of this fast-moving space, consider
practical guidance based on what we have learned,
and take a forward-looking view in your business
future with generative AI.
Learn more about the series and sign up for updates at
deloitte.com/us/state-of-generative-ai.
Deborshi Dutt, Beena Ammanath, Costi Perricos and
Brenna Sniderman
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