More Acceptance of AI in Austria

Austrians are still less enthusiastic about Artificial Intelligence (AI) than other European countries. However, acceptance has recently increased here as well: According to a recent study by the consulting firm EY, 64 percent view AI positively, 12 percentage points more than a year ago. In Europe, the average is 70 percent, 7 percentage points more than in 2024.

Almost eight out of ten respondents in Europe (78 percent) currently use AI applications, an increase of 6 percentage points compared to the previous year. Austria is also at the lower end here, yet the proportion of users has risen from 69 percent (2024) to 73 percent. The most active are Switzerland (85 percent) as well as Spain and Portugal (each 83 percent).

Experiences with AI are predominantly rated positively: 83 percent of Europeans report having good or very good experiences - one in five even exclusively positive. With 79 percent, Austria is at the lower end in the country comparison, but the figure also signals predominant approval here.

Artificial Intelligence: Tools for Text Creation Most Frequently Used

The most used applications across Europe are text generation tools (61 percent) as well as voice assistants and chatbots (each 39 percent). In Austria, the use of text creation programs like ChatGPT (60 percent), chatbots (42 percent), and voice assistants (40 percent) dominates - similar to the European average. The survey was conducted in nine European countries among almost 5,000 employees, including 500 from Austria.

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