Russian companies are leaving European and U.S. firms behind with some 30% employing artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a Microsoft survey of business leaders has shown, according to The Straits Times. The tech giant's survey also revealed that Russian executives are at least 7.7 percent ahead when it comes to adopting the technology. In France, for example, the level of AI use amounts to 10 percent, Microsoft said. The survey, titled "Business Leaders in the Age of AI" was published last week. Some 800 executives from eight countries – France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, the UK and the US – took part in the survey, which was conducted back in January among companies with more than 250 employees.

Russian executives are at least 7.7 percent ahead when it comes to adopting the technology, Microsoft said, adding that in France, for example, the level of AI use amounts to 10 percent. The corporation unveiled the research titled "Business Leaders in the Age of AI" earlier this week. Some 800 executives from eight countries – France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, the UK and the US – took part in the survey, which was conducted back in January among companies with more than 250 employees. "We see that the interest to solutions based on artificial intelligence from businesses in Russia has increased significantly over the past year," ABBYY Russia CEO Dmitry Shushkin said. He revealed that the software company's revenues from AI-based projects rose 63 percent in 2018.