The ability to scale AI is constrained by talent limitations. Nearly four in 10 (37 percent) leaders reported their organisations were only slightly or not at all prepared to address talent concerns related to Generative AI adoption, according to a survey by The Deloitte AI Institute’s second edition of its State of Generative AI in the Enterprise Report, The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise: Now decides next, which surveys nearly 2,000 director- to C-suite-level respondents globally.

But leaders are beginning to take action. Nearly three-quarters of survey respondents are looking to change their talent strategies in the next two years because of Generative AI, with a focus on altering work processes and upskilling/reskilling. In addition, many organisations are looking to increase their headcount in the nearterm due to their Generative AI initiatives, with 39 percent looking to increase in the next 12 months and 38 percent keeping their headcount unchanged