Table 1 Knowledge and awareness of AI
Questions | Options | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
AI applications are widely used in daily life. Are you aware of these applications? | Yes | 296 | 74.0 |
No | 104 | 26.0 | |
How many applications of AI have you come across in your work? | None | 135 | 33.8 |
1–2 | 81 | 20.2 | |
3 or more | 184 | 46.0 | |
From where have you learned about AI? | media/social media | 166 | 41.5 |
From professional talks/colleagues | 183 | 45.8 | |
friends/family | 51 | 12.8 | |
To update my knowledge of AI | I don’t feel the need to learn much about AI despite the opportunities | 75 | 18.8 |
I do feel the need to learn but don’t see many opportunities to learn about it. | 325 | 81.2 | |
Are you familiar with the terms Machine Learning and Deep learning | Yes | 66 | 16.5 |
Somewhat | 89 | 22.25 | |
No | 245 | 61.25 | |
Are you familiar with the differences between ML &DL? | Yes | 54 | 13.5 |
Somewhat | 53 | 13.25 | |
No | 293 | 73.25 | |
Expected time in which AI will impact career | in 5–9 years | 92 | 23.0 |
in 10–15 years | 163 | 40.8 | |
in 16–20 years | 79 | 19.8 | |
in 21–25 years | 66 | 16.5 | |
To learn about AI, what level of education you would like to take? | A Full day workshop | 82 | 20.5 |
Multiple workshop series | 212 | 53.0 | |
Graduate-level education | 38 | 9.5 | |
Masters in AI | 68 | 17.0 |