02/14/2024

Report: Associations Lag in AI Adoption

Here are some recommendations for catching up to for-profits

A new report found that associations have lagged behind the corporate sector in adopting generative AI, and offered some recommendations for catching up.

Last month, Info-Tech Research Group released its Generative AI Use Case Library for the Nonprofit & Professional Associations Industry, which noted that the nonprofit sector has been hesitant to use AI tools; it cites a study that says only 16 percent of nonprofit professionals were using the technology in 2022, compared industries like biotech, automotive, and professional services, where at least half had adopted it.

"Nonprofits are treading carefully, similar to their approach on digital transformation," said Neil de Ridder, Info-Tech's managing partner, executive services, adding that many leaders are concerned about "funding dips, tighter budgets, program disruptions, the level of technology leadership and concerns around organization and data privacy."

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