Security and Upskilling On Leaders’ Minds in Regard to AI
Significantly, 49% of tech leaders surveyed named their top AI-related concern as data privacy and security, a number which is 19 percentage points higher than it was in 2024.
This number prevails despite the fact that 73% of leaders said they have security and privacy governance risk frameworks in place to monitor AI-driven decisions. Brian Hopkins, vice president of Forrester’s Emerging Tech portfolio, wrote about security within AI in a blog post: “Clear boundaries, governance, and trust frameworks must evolve alongside the tech.”
Businesses are also interested in changing their workforce in relation to new technologies. The vast majority of tech leaders (84%) said they were planning on hiring more workers over the next six months, as they adopt more AI tools.
Well over half of respondents likewise said they’re focusing on upskilling their current workforce as AI technology becomes common practice.
