Amid the recent explosion of technologies leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and significant investments in the field of generative AI, a new study has identified the US states most interested in AI jobs and the willingness of businesses within these states to adopt AI technologies for future growth.
In this study commissioned by intelligent enterprise solutions provider SAP, we looked at Google search data for terms such as ‘Artificial intelligence careers,’ ‘AI internship’ and ‘Machine learning jobs’ to gauge public interest in AI-related careers across states. They then used data from The Business Trends and Outlook Survey, which surveys businesses in each state on their economic measures and expectations for future conditions, including AI usage, to determine how ready companies in each state are for AI adoption.
The data shows that California is the state most interested in AI jobs and AI business adoption, The Golden State shows an unmatched interest in AI careers with an average monthly Google search volume per 100,000 citizens of 16.60, with searches for ‘open ai jobs’ and ‘machine learning jobs’ being some of the most searched for.
This state, home to Silicon Valley and renowned as a global tech hub, shows a significant interest in AI and related fields, with 6.3% of California’s businesses saying that they currently utilize AI technologies to produce goods and services and a further 8.4% planning to implement AI in the next six months, a figure that is 85% higher than the national average.
Washington places second with 16.59 of every 100,000 residents searching for jobs in AI, with terms like ‘jobs in AI’ and ‘AI jobs’ receiving the most monthly searches. Washington is home to Microsoft, which develops and supports AI systems with ChatGPT creator Open AI.
With the advancements in AI, it may soon become more accessible than ever to land an AI job in the state. Especially with Microsoft’s AI for Good…
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