{"id":117817,"date":"2026-04-21T05:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=117817"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:09:03","slug":"confidence-ai-ireland-business-european-neighbours","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/news\/confidence-ai-ireland-business-european-neighbours\/","title":{"rendered":"Confidence in AI increases among businesses in Ireland, but concern still outpaces that of European neighbours"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"117817\" class=\"elementor elementor-117817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"insights\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fe9c3d5 gg-article-content gg-standard-article-template gg-simple-text gg-container-tiny elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fe9c3d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17daaf29\" data-id=\"17daaf29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db6c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db6c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Collectively, business leaders in Ireland recorded\u00a0an overall score of 65\u00a0out of 100 for confidence in AI in\u00a0March<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245529&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">35%\u00a0are\u00a0worried about the impact of AI on their\u00a0job, down 9% since February\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245529&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">69% are confident in their organisation\u2019s ability to successfully use AI, up 8% since February<\/span><\/i><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">61% view AI as a benefit, rather than a risk \u2013\u00a0up\u00a07%\u00a0since February<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245529&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ireland still records\u00a0the highest levels of concern across all four markets\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245529&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4f0f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4f0f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dublin, 21<sup>st<\/sup> April 2026<\/strong>: <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW134308122 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW134308122 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Expleo<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">, the global technology and consulting service provider,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">today announces the results of its\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW134308122 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/campaigns\/the-expleo-ai-pulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW134308122 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">AI Pulse sentiment tracker<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0for Ireland<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">he\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">March<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0survey reveals an overall sentiment score of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">6<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">5<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0out<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0of 100 for confidence in AI<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">up\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">one point<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0since\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">February<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">While modest,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">the AI Pulse saw marked boosts<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0in confidence<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">a number of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0categories<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">. However, concern in Ireland\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">still\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">remains<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0higher than\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">that of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134308122 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0its European neighbours.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f20099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f20099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ai-pulse_gaugeface_2026-03_ire-local_inpage-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-117820\" alt=\"A man smiling next to a brain-shaped gauge reading 65, with labels from &quot;worried&quot; to &quot;confident&quot; and colourful waveform lines below. The image is titled &quot;AI Pulse&quot; in the top left corner.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ai-pulse_gaugeface_2026-03_ire-local_inpage-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ai-pulse_gaugeface_2026-03_ire-local_inpage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ai-pulse_gaugeface_2026-03_ire-local_inpage-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ai-pulse_gaugeface_2026-03_ire-local_inpage.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee78b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bee78b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Overall, the March results show a clear increase in AI confidence across Irish business leaders since February.\u00a0The\u00a0sentiment tracker revealed that concern\u00a0regarding\u00a0job security decreased:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">35% of Irish business leaders are now worried about the impact of AI on their job, compared to 44% the previous month. At the same time, 69% are confident in their organisation\u2019s ability to successfully use AI, an 8% increase since February. Additionally, 61% now view AI as a benefit, rather than a risk, an increase of 7% since last month.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ireland continues to report\u00a0the highest level of concern\u00a0regarding\u00a0AI\u00a0among its European peers.\u00a0While 43%\u00a0in Ireland\u00a0are worried about how AI is transforming their organisation, only 35% in the UK\u00a0expressed the same concern,\u00a0along with 37% in Germany and 41% in France.\u00a0A similar pattern can be\u00a0observed\u00a0in\u00a0perceptions\u00a0of the cybersecurity risks posed by AI, with 60% of Irish business leaders\u00a0reporting\u00a0concern, compared to 47% in Germany and 58% in both France and the UK.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alongside these concerns, the research also highlights clear productivity gains from AI use. However, Irish business leaders report slightly lower time savings, averaging 3.2 hours per week compared to 3.5 hours in the UK.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:false}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885800b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"885800b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-pulse_time-savings_2026-03_ire-local_inpage-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-118128\" alt=\"A hand holds a pink stopwatch showing 3:12. Text reads &quot;3.2 hours Average time saving made per week using AI tools&quot; with colourful wave graphics on a purple background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-pulse_time-savings_2026-03_ire-local_inpage-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-pulse_time-savings_2026-03_ire-local_inpage-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-pulse_time-savings_2026-03_ire-local_inpage-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ai-pulse_time-savings_2026-03_ire-local_inpage-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ede073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ede073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Commenting on this month\u2019s results, <strong>Rebecca Keenan<\/strong>, <strong>AI &amp; Automation Director<\/strong>, <strong>Expleo<\/strong>, <strong>said<\/strong>: &#8220;<em>The direction of travel is clear \u2013 Irish business leaders are becoming more confident in AI, and more convinced of the value it delivers. But confidence alone doesn&#8217;t create results. The fact that we still record the highest levels of concern across all four markets tells us something important: there is a trust deficit that education and hands-on experience must address. Organisations that close that gap first won&#8217;t just keep pace with their European peers, they&#8217;ll outperform them<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff2df3 elementor-align-center gg-button-v8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ff2df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/campaigns\/the-expleo-ai-pulse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover expleo ai pulse<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collectively, business leaders in Ireland recorded\u00a0an overall score of 65\u00a0out of 100 for confidence in AI in\u00a0March\u00a0 35%\u00a0are\u00a0worried about the impact of AI on their\u00a0job, down 9% since February\u00a0\u00a0 69% are confident in their organisation\u2019s ability to successfully use AI, up 8% since February 61% view AI as a benefit, rather than a risk \u2013\u00a0up\u00a07%\u00a0since [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":117819,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","_angie_page":false,"footnotes":""},"topic":[164,144,145,147],"insights-single-templates":[],"industry-taxonomy":[265],"content-type":[22],"country":[130],"service":[209],"class_list":["post-117817","insights","type-insights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-artificial-intelligence-and-robotics","topic-business-transformation","topic-digital-transformation","topic-innovation-and-r-and-d","industry-taxonomy-aall-industries","content-type-news","country-united-kingdom","service-product-process-engineering"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Expleo | AI Pulse March Ireland: Confidence in AI Revealed<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Confidence in AI increases among businesses in Ireland, but concern still outpaces that of European neighbours. 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