Appendix 1 Questions concerning AI in the ‘use of ICT by companies’ survey
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data mining | x | ||||
| Deep learning | x | ||||
| Pattern recognition | x | ||||
| Virtual agents | x | ||||
| Other technologies | x | ||||
| Image recognition | x | x | x | x | |
| Text mining | x | x | x | x | |
| Natural language generation | x | x | x | x | |
| Machine learning | x | x | x | x | x |
| Service robots / autonomous vehicles | x | x | x | x | x |
| Robotic process automisation | x | x | x | x | x |
| Speech recognition | x | x | x | x | x= |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company administration | x | x | |||
| Administrative processes | x | x | |||
| Human resource management | x | x | |||
| Administrative processes or administrative tasks | x | x | |||
| Accounting (control or financial administration) | x | x | |||
| Research, development, innovation | x | x | |||
| Production process | x | x | x | x | |
| Logistics | x | x | x | x | |
| Marketing / sales | x | x | x | x | |
| ICT security | x | x | x | x | |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developed by your own employees | x | x | x | x | |
| Commercially available software | x | x | x | x | |
| Commercially available software, modified | x | x | x | x | |
| External suppliers | x | x | x | x | |
| Open source software, modified | x | x | x | x | |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes/no | x | x | x | x | |
| *Question asked to companies that do not use AI | |||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incompatibility | x | x | x | x | |
| Legal consequences | x | x | x | x | |
| Costs too high | x | x | x | x | |
| Difficult to obtain | x | x | x | x | |
| Not useful | x | x | x | x | |
| Privacy | x | x | x | x | |
| Ethical | x | x | x | x | |
| Lack of experience | x | x | x | x | |
| *Question asked to companies that have considered using AI | |||||