{"id":425,"date":"2025-03-12T22:49:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T22:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4297211"},"modified":"2025-03-12T22:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T22:49:51","slug":"it-sounds-alarm-as-outdated-digital-tools-hinder-ais-full-potential-lenovo-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tecnoartesanos.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/it-sounds-alarm-as-outdated-digital-tools-hinder-ais-full-potential-lenovo-report\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Sounds Alarm as Outdated Digital Tools Hinder AI\u2019s Full Potential \u2014 Lenovo Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AI\u2019s workplace potential is being hindered by outdated tools and employee concerns, a Lenovo report finds. While 79% of IT leaders see Gen AI as boosting productivity, only 36% say it effectively supports engagement.<\/p>\n

With 42% of employees fearing it will reduce their contributions and 89% of IT leaders calling for a digital workplace overhaul, businesses must go beyond automation to fully unlock AI\u2019s benefits.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Digital workplace tools are failing to support productivity<\/span><\/h2>\n

When the researchers surveyed 600 IT leaders worldwide for this Lenovo report<\/a>, they found that while 79% of respondents believe Gen AI will let employees focus on more impactful work by automating operational processes, less than half said their current digital workplace tools support productivity, engagement, and innovation effectively.<\/p>\n

The main barrier may be the emergence of large language models (LLMs), which have rapidly accelerated the pace and sophistication of automation. The emergence of Gen AI<\/a> as a key component of the digital workplace has also introduced new challenges, the report states.<\/p>\n