布鲁盖尔研究所：是什么阻碍了人工智能在欧洲的应用？（英文版）（18页）.pdf

1、Mia Hoffmann (mia.hoffmannbruegel.org) is a Research Assistant at BruegelLAURA NURSKI (laura.nurskibruegel.org) is a Research Fellow at BruegelExecutive summaryArtificial intelligence (AI) is considered a key driver of future economic development, expected to increase labour productivity and economi

2、c growth worldwide. To realise these gains, AI technologies need to be adopted by companies and integrated into their operations. However, it is unclear what the current level of AI adoption by European firms actually is. Estimates vary widely because of uneven data collection and lack of a standard

3、 definition and taxonomy of AI.What is clear is that AI adoption in Europe is low and likely running behind other parts of the world. Discussions on the barriers to AI advancement often mix up different stages of innovation research, development and adoption. Each stage is constrained by the availab

4、ility of skills, data and financing in the European market, but there are nuances in how these barriers arise in each of the three stages.This Policy Contribution focuses on the final stage, AI adoption. We discuss theoretical and empirical evidence of the drivers of AI adoption. We outline the rele

5、vant barriers to adoption for European firms in terms of human capital, data availability and funding, and make international comparisons where possible. To accelerate the roll-out of AI technology across the European Union, policymakers should alleviate constraints to adoption faced by firms, both

6、in the environmental context labour market, financial market and regulation and in the technological context data availability, basic digitisation of businesses and technological uncertainty.Recommended citation Hoffmann, M. and L. Nurski (2021) What is holding back artificial intelligence adoption