{"id":64333,"date":"2026-02-17T11:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technopolis-group.com\/?post_type=new&#038;p=64333"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:18:42","slug":"ai-adoption-degree-in-uk-businesses","status":"publish","type":"new","link":"https:\/\/technopolis-group.com\/sv\/new\/ai-adoption-degree-in-uk-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Adoption degree in UK businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What is the degree of AI Adoption in UK businesses? What are the main barriers?<\/strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em>In 2025, Technopolis UK and IFF Research were tasked with answering those questions, by&nbsp;&nbsp;The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research was conducted between February and May 2025, using a survey of 3,500 businesses and 100 in-depth interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key findings from the report include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Current AI Adoption Landscape<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only\u00a0<strong>1 in 6 UK businesses (16%)<\/strong>\u00a0currently uses at least one AI technology, with a further\u00a0<strong>5% planning to adopt<\/strong>\u00a0in the near future. The majority (80%) are neither using nor planning to use AI at this stage.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Larger and mid-sized firms are more likely to be AI adopters, particularly in\u00a0<strong>information &amp; communication, finance &amp; real estate, and business services<\/strong>\u00a0sectors.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What AI Is Being Used For<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Among adopters,\u00a0<strong>85% use natural language processing and text generation tools<\/strong>, with agentic AI technologies being the least used.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On average,\u00a0<strong>30% of staff within AI-using organisations interact with AI<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>53% report constant use<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Barriers to Adoption<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The top barriers include\u00a0<strong>a lack of identified need<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>limited AI skills and expertise<\/strong>. Ethical concerns, high costs, and unclear regulation were also frequently cited.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firms expressed the need for\u00a0<strong>government support including funding, training, and clearer regulation \u2014 to increase AI uptake<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impact and Future Plans<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Among businesses currently using AI,\u00a0<strong>75% report improved workforce productivity<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>57% have developed new or improved processes<\/strong>\u00a0as a result.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, the majority (<strong>77%<\/strong>) have\u00a0<em>not yet seen a measurable rise in revenue<\/em>\u00a0since adopting AI.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Perceptions of trust and safety in AI<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Perceptions of trust and safety in AI are&nbsp;<strong>mixed and cautious<\/strong>: they see the potential benefits of AI and are open to adopting it, but have real concerns about<strong>&nbsp;data safety, output accuracy, ethical implications, and the need for human oversight&nbsp;<\/strong>especially where errors could cause harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This research provides vital insight into the scale and nature of AI adoption across the UK economy. It will help inform future policy and support measures to ensure responsible and impactful AI uptake across business sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For full details, the\u00a0<em>AI Adoption Research<\/em>\u00a0report is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/ai-adoption-research\/ai-adoption-research#executive-summary\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information contact: <a href=\"https:\/\/technopolis-group.com\/expert\/cristina-rosemberg-montes\/\">Cristina Rosemberg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/technopolis-group.com\/expert\/adebisi-adewusi\/\">Adebisi Adewusi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","solution":[156],"sector":[106,261],"class_list":["post-64333","new","type-new","status-publish","hentry","solution-data-analytics-sv","sector-digitalisation-sv","sector-science-technology-and-innovation-sti-sv"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AI Adoption degree in UK businesses - Technopolis Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/technopolis-group.com\/sv\/new\/ai-adoption-degree-in-uk-businesses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"sv_SE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AI Adoption degree in UK businesses - Technopolis Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is the degree of AI Adoption in UK businesses? 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