BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 24. In 2024, Bulgaria
ranked twenty fifth amongst European Union member states within the share of
firms adopting synthetic intelligence (AI) applied sciences,
based on Eurostat, Development reviews.
Information reveals that 6.5% of Bulgarian firms with 10 or extra
staff built-in AI into their operations final yr, reflecting
a slight enchancment from 2023, when the nation ranked twenty sixth.
Regardless of this progress, Bulgaria stays close to the underside of the
EU rankings, forward of Poland (5.9%) and Romania (3.1%), which
continues to occupy the final spot.
Throughout the EU, AI adoption surged in 2024, with 13.5% of
firms using AI applied sciences, a major improve from 8%
in 2023. Nevertheless, Bulgaria’s charge stays properly beneath the EU common
and much behind main nations similar to Denmark (27.6%), Sweden
(25.1%), Belgium (24.7%), and Finland (24.4%).
Whereas Bulgaria’s place has improved barely, the nation
nonetheless faces challenges in advancing AI integration. Better
funding in AI infrastructure and workforce coaching might assist
Bulgarian companies compete extra successfully within the digital
financial system and slim the hole with EU leaders.
