Two years ago, AI4SP started with a simple question: How is generative AI transforming how we work and live? Not the headlines or the hype, but the real impact on real people.
What began as a personal quest became a global conversation: 250 million data points from over 175,000 individuals and organizations power a suite of tools and reports, helping everyone from frontline workers to Fortune 500 executives navigate the AI revolution.
Today, AI4SP (US) and Surveil (UK) are joining forces to deepen this mission. Together, we’ll combine unique perspectives on how millions use AI daily with insights into how organizations deploy and optimize technology investments.
Powered by over one billion data points turned into insights that matter, our partnership helps us see beyond speculation to understand AI’s real impact – from frontline workers solving daily challenges to enterprises, academia, and governments reinventing operations to drive economic growth and a positive impact on society.
📊 The Power of Combined Intelligence
This alliance unites two complementary perspectives:
- AI4SP’s insights on grassroots AI adoption, economic and societal impact, and skills development.
- Surveil’s deep analysis of technology investments and optimization across hundreds of thousands of organizations.
💡 Critical Insights
Our combined data tells a compelling story about AI’s current state and its potential:
- 90% of AI innovation comes from small organizations.
- 65% of global AI adoption is happening without corporate guidance.
- While 55% of organizations use AI today, only 11% have moved beyond early experimentation.
- Teams spend 80% of their time on tasks where AI delivers 3x to 10x ROI.
- 90% of executives struggle to identify these practical use cases.
- 67% of organizations claim insufficient budget for AI and Security, yet 40% of their cloud spending could be optimized to fund those investments.
⚡ Why This Alliance Matters
The challenge isn’t a lack of data – it’s turning data into actionable insights. Our alliance addresses three critical needs:
- Finding Hidden Opportunities: Identify and redirect 30-40% of wasted tech spending.
- Guiding Responsible Transformation: Map successful patterns across millions of individuals and organizations.
- Measuring Real Impact: Track both economic and societal impact.
Our research showcases that “the AI revolution isn’t happening in boardrooms. Two-thirds of global AI adoption is driven by individuals using AI without corporate guidance. We fill a void by providing insights that traditional top-down analysis misses.”
Surveil CEO Neil May adds a practical perspective:
“Organizations claim they don’t have enough budget to enhance their cybersecurity or deploy AI. Our combined insights help them identify inefficiencies that free up to 40% of their budgets for these strategic investments.”
Read the full press release here
🎯 From One Billion Data Points to 1 Insight, Into Action
Unlike traditional analysis based on a handful of executive interviews, our approach turns billions of real-world data points into clear, actionable steps:
- Chart Your Course
- Use the AI Compass to get your personalized AI adoption roadmap based on your industry and stage.
- Calculate Real ROI
- Model your potential returns with our AI ROI Calculator powered by hundreds of thousands of real interactions and get projections based on actual usage patterns, not executive speculation.
- Unlock Hidden Potential
- Request your IT health check from Surveil and discover how to fund your AI initiatives through intelligent optimization.
💝 Beyond Governments and Private Sector, Supporting Nonprofit Innovation
Nonprofits worldwide do critical work with constrained resources. Our data shows that 80% of nonprofits want to enhance their cybersecurity and explore AI’s potential but believe they lack the budget.
Our alliance will help nonprofits:
- Understand AI’s practical impact on their mission.
- Optimize existing technology investments.
- Build AI skills within their teams.
💫 One More Thing… Working Together to Shape Tomorrow
Our alliance is about more than technology or adoption strategies. Combining AI4SP’s analysis of how people use AI with Surveil’s insights into technology usage, we can better understand and support positive societal change.
Our combined data helps us:
- Support Workforce Evolution and Close Skills Gaps: See how people and AI work together effectively and help others learn from these successes
- Inform Better Decisions: Share real-world evidence about what works and what doesn’t, helping organizations and policymakers make better choices
- Track Real Impact: Measure actual improvements in how people work and organizations operate
Millions of people are finding new ways to work with AI daily. Our role is to learn from these experiences and share insights that help others succeed.
Ready to be part of this story? Let’s work together to turn insights into impact.
Luis J. Salazar
Founder | AI4SP
Sources:
Our insights are based on data from over 170,000 individuals and organizations who used our AI-powered tools, participated in our panels and research sessions, or attended our workshops and keynotes.
