According to a study, only a good half of companies in Germany train their employees on the subject of artificial intelligence. The technology is also not yet widespread in schools.
According to a study by the career network LinkedIn, German companies are lagging behind in training their employees on the subject of artificial intelligence (AI). Only 52 percent of them train their employees in this technology.
They are aware of the importance for the future of their own business. According to LinkedIn, the resulting knowledge gaps would increase in the next five years, according to estimates by a good two-thirds of HR managers.
Employees want training
The authors of the study wrote that further training offers were gratefully accepted. Nine out of ten employees were looking forward to using AI in their work. Almost 80 percent hoped that this would support their professional development.
“In a rapidly changing world of work, it is extremely important for companies to invest in further training,” said Barbara Wittmann, LinkedIn boss for the German-speaking region. This makes career steps within a company easier and strengthens employee loyalty in times of skilled labor shortages.
Students see opportunities from AI – but also disadvantages
Schoolchildren also have a rather positive attitude towards the use of AI in lessons, but are also aware of possible disadvantages: As a survey of 14 to 20 year olds by the opinion research institute infratest dimap for the Vodafone Foundation shows, 73 percent consider the use of AI AI in schools “rather than” or “definitely than” an opportunity. 27 percent see more dangers.
However, many schools are not yet working with AI. (38 percent) of those surveyed said that the use of AI is not yet an issue at their school. Only 17 percent said that the use of AI is allowed at their school and that there are rules about it. Otherwise, according to the survey, it depends on individual teachers how to deal with it (38 percent).
However, the clear majority (67 percent) expect that teaching will change due to AI within the next five years at the latest. Even more (69 percent) believe that good AI skills will be important for their professional future.
Aware of possible disadvantages
Despite the overall positive attitude towards the topic, young people are also aware of possible disadvantages: More than half (57 percent) of those surveyed fear that their own performance cannot be distinguished from the performance of the AI.
Around every second person (49 percent) sees a risk of forgetting learning itself through the use of AI tools. One in three respondents (34 percent) expressed concern that cheating would no longer be detected.