Following the introduction of ChatGPT in 2022, companies from various industries have hurried to leverage its advantages and identify applications. In the design and manufacturing industry, encompassing architecture, automotive, and aerospace firms, enthusiasm for AI has decreased this year, while worries about its disruptive impact have grown among leaders in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

The State of Design & Make report from Autodesk indicates that organizations are having difficulty identifying practical applications for AI. The software company specializing in design and engineering conducted surveys and interviews with 5,594 leaders in the industry for the research.

Sentiment regarding AI and other new technologies has decreased markedly year on year, with just 68 percent of business leaders in the APAC region convinced that AI will improve their sector, a 6 percent drop from 2024.

Moreover, worries about industry upheaval driven by AI have increased, with half of the leaders now recognizing that AI is probable to unsettle their field.

“When generative AI first appeared, there was an excessive sense of expectation. There was an impression that generative AI could do anything, but in fact there are things that it is suited to and things that it is not suited to, and I think that we have finally come to understand that," says Fumihiro Ojima, senior executive at Japanese civil engineering firm Tokyu Construction.

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A significant reason for this decrease is the increasing worry about cybersecurity threats, privacy concerns, biased or detrimental results, and the restricted control over how, where, and when data is used. For instance, businesses encounter difficulties in handling third-party AI applications without revealing sensitive or client information.