Malaysian Workers Lead Global Artificial Intelligence Adoption

Microsoft Corp. and LinkedIn have published the 2024 Work Trend Index. It is a thorough analysis of the situation of artificial intelligence at business. The results highlight a notable trend: Malaysian knowledge workers are using artificial intelligence faster than their peers worldwide.

Presented under “AI at Work is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part”, the paper notes labor and employment patterns on LinkedIn, Microsoft 365 productivity signals, an exhaustive poll of 31,000 workers across 31 countries, and research involving Fortune 500 clients. With the use of generative artificial intelligence in the workplace over doubling in the last six months. The research notes that 2024 is the year of artificial intelligence at work.

Important findings from the report consist:

AI Adoption by Employees:

• Comparatively to 75% worldwide, 84% of knowledge workers in Malaysia use AI at their jobs.

• Time is saved, innovation is sparked, and production is raised using artificial intelligence techniques.

• 66% of Malaysian leaders express worries about their company’s lack of a clear AI vision. Which causes employees to bring their own AI tools to work even with the great acceptance rate.

Emergence of AI Power Users:

• Users of artificial intelligence power in Malaysia are those who save an average of thirty minutes everyday by using AI several times a week.

• Often beginning and ending their workday with AI technologies, these users

• Only 22% of these power users, however, get customized AI training for their responsibilities. Which highlights the need of top executives offering more specific help.

AI’s Impact on Hiring and Career Development:

• 65% of Malaysian executives would rather hire people with AI skills than more seasoned applicants devoid of them in terms of career development.

• Professionals include artificial intelligence skills on their LinkedIn profiles have increased dramatically. Job postings linked to AI have attracted 17% more applications.

• With 62% of Malaysian business owners said they would not hire someone without AI expertise. The demand for AI skills is changing the talent scene.

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Managing Director of Microsoft Malaysia, K Raman underlined the need of companies moving from artificial intelligence testing to real-world commercial transformation.

“The pace of diffusion of generative AI is remarkable, and we are seeing a promising trend with AI adoption among our customers in Malaysia too,” he said.

Leading companies in Malaysia include Johor Corporation (JCorp) and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) are leading this AI-driven revolution first.

Chief Technology Officer at PNB, Ts. Izzat Aziz, underlined how artificial intelligence is improving decision-making procedures and opening fresh strategic development chances.

In a same vein, JCorp’s Chief Digital Officer, Ahmad Yusri Mohamad, underlined the need of creating an environment that welcomes artificial intelligence to propel creativity and output.

In keeping with these changes, Microsoft revealed fresh LinkedIn and Copilot capabilities for Microsoft 365.

These improvements include a more conversational Copilot, a fresh chat UI with timely recommendations, and better prompt tools to provide more rich responses anchored in users’ job activity.

LinkedIn Premium members may now take over 50 AI learning courses and use AI-powered career tools.

The 2024 Work Trend Index offers leaders and professionals vital information as companies negotiate the complexity of artificial intelligence integration to maximize AI’s potential and propel significant corporate outcomes.

Maintaining competitiveness in a world driven by artificial intelligence will depend mostly on the focus on quick experimentation, customized training, and strategic vision.