LONDON, 17 May 2023 (Globe Newswire) — rack space technology® (Nasdaq: RXT) — The leading end-to-end multi-cloud technology solutions company today announced increased adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in research and teaching universities since the pandemic. research, How artificial intelligence and machine learning will transform research and teachingfound that:
- 93% of IT managers surveyed in education and 97% of IT managers surveyed in research said they plan to introduce AI and ML in the workplace.
- 78% of IT managers surveyed in research agree that AI and ML are impacting the way they research, and 74% of IT managers surveyed in education agree that AI and ML are impacting the way they teach. I agree that it influences the method.
“Post-pandemic adoption of AI and ML in universities is wide-ranging. 97% of IT managers in research have or plan to adopt AI and ML at work. This trend will lead to increased cloud adoption.” ,” said Mahesh Desai, vice-chancellor of the university. EMEA. “AI and ML are of increasing importance to research and universities today, and the adoption of cloud technologies will help the research and education community accelerate the pace of innovation for digital transformation.”
Techniques using AI and ML
In the education sector, the survey found that half of respondents are using AI or ML to transcribe online lectures, administer exams remotely, and enable distance learning. Additionally, more than one-third of her respondents use her AI or ML for supervision and evaluation.
Similarly, in the research space, respondents are most likely to use AI or ML for security screening and fraud errors, sentiment analysis, predictive recommendations, and speeding up research. Additionally, the use of AI and ML can be found in IoT and device management, operations such as fault detection, and improved accuracy.
Impact of using AI and ML
The use of AI and ML is having a major impact, with nearly 78% of surveyed IT managers in the research sector agreeing that AI and ML are impacting the way research is done You can also see from this. Second, the impact of AI and ML can be seen in education, with nearly 74% of IT managers surveyed in education agreeing that AI and ML are impacting the way they teach.
Benefits of AI and ML
All surveyed IT managers in research (100%) and education (100%) sectors said AI and ML could or have already benefited their organization There is overwhelming agreement among respondents that at least one aspect is helpful. Organizations that are or are currently being helped by AI and ML. Focusing specifically on the research sector, the respondent said that improving accuracy through error reduction, and increasing the speed and scale of research could be or have already been helped by her AI and ML within her organization. bottom.
Next, for respondents in the education sector, the data showed that half of respondents said AI and ML could help, or have already helped, the quality of learning materials and instruction within their organizations. . Moreover, AI and ML are helping the field by providing more equal opportunities (e.g. distance learning and saving students time and resources). Finally, AI and ML can or have already helped organizations by saving faculty time and resources.
Barriers to AI and ML Adoption
The study found that the most common barrier for surveyed IT administrators in the education sector is lack of budget, impeding their use of AI and ML. Second, resources are scarce, and there may be no perceived benefit or use case for using AI or ML. Similar to the education sector, respondents in the research sector also said they need more budget to take advantage of AI and ML. Skills shortages go hand in hand with this, and stakeholders need to be aware of the benefits and other key factors hindering the use of AI and ML.
Rackspace Technology is an AWS contract partner in 39 countries in the OCRE Framework (Open Cloud for Research Environments). It is an EU-compliant procurement framework established by GÉANT, the Pan-European Research Internet Interconnected Network, and supported by the National Regional Education Network. NREN) in each country. AWS services enable research institutions and universities to accelerate their public cloud journey with AI, machine learning, high-throughput computing (HTC), and high-performance computing (HPC).
As an AWS Premier Consulting Partner with 15 core competencies, Rackspace Technology has deep AWS expertise and experience helping the research and education community implement AWS solutions. Rackspace Technology has over 1,800 of his AWS cloud certifications and over 5,000 cloud certifications.
Click here to download the research report: How artificial intelligence and machine learning will transform research and teaching.
Survey method
Censuswide conducted a global survey in December 2022. The findings are based on interviews with more than 400 of his IT managers, executives and employees at educational and research institutions in Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden.
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