Ready Or Not, AI Is Here To Assist You

You can’t deny that the recent buzz around AI and Generative AI (GAI) has grown exponentially

- VIJAY ANAND

Be it companies launching new services (such as Shutterstock’s AI image generation platform) using prompts (just like ChatGPT), or working on similar services but tailored with in-house domainspecific data (such as utilising NVIDIA AI Foundations) or about the ethics and risk in embracing AI; there’s no shortage of the ups and downs of our newfangled obsession. To get a better perspective of why AI is in such a big spotlight these days, it’s essential to understand sentiments from workers. Just earlier this month, Microsoft released their comprehensive Work Trend Index (WTI) annual report after surveying 31,000 full-time or self-employed workers across 31 countries.

FOCUS TIME IS BECOMING A RARE COMMODITY

One of the most critical findings from Microsoft’s WTI report is that 2 in 3 respondents mentioned they grapple with time to do their job. And the key takeaway is that 68% said they don’t have enough uninterrupted focus time during the workday. In Singapore, this figure shoots up to 82%.