MOSCOW, March 14 – A new survey reveals a significant shift in Russian business practices, with artificial intelligence moving from planning stages to active implementation. According to a joint study by the services Rabota.ru and SberPodbor, obtained by RIA Novosti, 17% of managerial respondents are already integrating AI tools into their workflows.

An additional 31% have concrete plans to adopt the technology soon, signaling a broader transformation is underway. However, the path to integration is not smooth. The primary obstacle, cited by 45% of employers, is a stark internal skills shortage—their teams lack the necessary expertise to deploy and manage AI systems effectively.

Employee resistance to new processes is another significant hurdle, mentioned by 27% of managers. An equal proportion pointed to the technical challenge of merging AI with legacy company infrastructure. Budget constraints for long-term AI projects concerned 23% of those surveyed.

While data security and privacy issues worry 18% of respondents, other concerns appear less pronounced for now. Only 9% flagged high initial costs or poor data quality for training models as key problems. Notably, 8% highlighted a lack of internal guidelines for ethical AI use, and 5% cited an absence of clear strategic direction from top leadership, suggesting governance is still evolving alongside the technology itself.

Source: RIA Novosti