Malaysia fourth highest in the adoption of Artificial Intelligence OpenGovAsia

A recent report stated that a survey conducted by an Information and Technology market research and advisory firm highlights that AI adoption in the ASEAN region is on the rise. Current AI adoption rates stand at 14% across Southeast Asia as compared to just 8% last year, marking a clear move by companies to embed some form of AI/cognitive intelligence into their operations. Discovery of better business insights has become the most important adoption driver according to more than half (52%) of respondents, moving from third most important in 2017, revealing a maturity in the way the region is harnessing AI to enhance their business. Other top drivers this year are enhanced process automation (51%) and improved productivity (42%). Malaysia came in fourth with 8.1% of all its organisations being open to the adoption and integration of Artificial Intelligence into their operation.