Data study ·
97% of Spanish SMEs already use AI, but most have no usage guidelines
Original title, in Spanish: “El 97% de las pymes españolas ya utiliza la IA, pero la mayoría carece de normas de uso”
- Publication
- Business Insider España (Spain)
- Author
- Lidia Sánchez
- Published on
- 17 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 17 September 2026
Summary
According to an OpenAI study, 97% of Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises already use AI. Among those that use it regularly, the vast majority cite time savings as the main benefit. Data privacy and security concerns remain the main barriers to adoption. The study also notes that most of these companies lack internal rules governing the use of AI.
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Read the article on Business Insider España →Figures cited
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97 %
share of Spanish SMEs that use AI
Spanish SMEs
« El 97% de las pymes españolas ya utiliza la IA, pero la mayoría carece de normas de uso »
Source: OpenAI
Classification
- Country
- Spain
- Company size
- SMEs
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- OpenAI (study author)
- Keywords
- smes, ai adoption, spain, time savings, data privacy, usage guidelines
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