Artificial Intelligence in Enterprises: A Comparative Analysis of Slovakia and EU Member States

Paper's objective(s) and research background Digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI) affect various areas of people's professional and private lives.Even enterprises cannot avoid this situation.It is worth examining what the real state of AI use by enterprises is.The aim of this paper is to examine the use of AI technologies by enterprises located in Slovakia and in other EU member states. Data/MethodsThe examination was conducted based on data on the use of AI technologies by enterprises in the years 2021 and 2023.More specifically, the paper focuses on the comparison of the use of AI technologies in Slovakia and other EU member states in general and then also in terms of the size class of enterprises (small, medium, large).Specific types of AI technologies used by enterprises were also a subject of interest. Results/Conclusions/Value addedThe results show that there is not big increase in the use of at least one AI technology by EU enterprises in 2023 (8% of enterprises) compared to 2021 (7.6% of enterprises).In the case of enterprises in Slovakia, there is an increase in the use of at least one AI technology from 5.2% of enterprises in 2021 to 7.0% of enterprises in 2023.Also, the results point to the fact that small and medium-sized enterprises implement AI technologies to a lesser extent than large enterprises.This applies to the average of the EU member states and specifically also to Slovakia.AI technologies that automate various workflows or help in decision-making are among the most used by enterprises, but it must be noted that there are only minor differences in the use of AI technologies by enterprises.