AI Adoption to Accelerate 32% by 2024, Fueled by Pandemic—Everest Group Share Article Talent gap emerges as primary obstacle to AI adoption; making AI accessible to all is imperative to digital transformation efforts. Everest Group A new set of use cases, such as touchless AI operations, social distancing solutions, and behavior drift analysis have further increased enterprise spend on AI. DALLAS (PRWEB) January 20, 2021 Fueled by the pandemic, the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is on the rise, with more than 72% of global enterprises having embarked on their AI journey, according to Everest Group. Global spending on AI services is expected to accelerate 32%, from US$25 billion in 2019 to US$95 billion by 2024.