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title: "AI is spreading through Spanish SMEs faster than the rules to govern it — Marsanne Studio AI watch"
description: "97% of Spanish SMEs use AI, but 4 in 10 have no usage rules, according to a survey commissioned by OpenAI."
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Data study · 16 September 2026

# AI is spreading through Spanish SMEs faster than the rules to govern it

Original title, in Spanish: “La IA se extiende por las pymes españolas antes que sus normas de uso”

**Publication**

La Razón (Spain)

**Author**

[Arantxa Herranz](https://www.larazon.es/autor/arantxa-herranz/)

**Published on**

16 September 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

A survey commissioned by OpenAI, which La Razón has seen, shows that 97% of Spanish SMEs already use artificial intelligence tools, while 4 in 10 companies have yet to put usage rules in place. The article thus highlights a gap between the rapid spread of AI in Spanish SMEs and the absence of internal frameworks to govern its use.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on La Razón →](https://www.larazon.es/emergente/extiende-pymes-espanolas-antes-que-sus-normas-uso_202609166aaa5aa7d8ec24478baadce8.html)

## Figures cited

-   97 %
    
    share of Spanish SMEs using AI tools
    
    Spanish SMEs
    
    > « el 97% de las pymes españolas está ya usando herramientas de inteligencia artificial »
    
    Source: Enquête commandée par OpenAI
    
-   40 %
    
    share of Spanish SMEs without AI usage rules
    
    Spanish SMEs
    
    > « 4 de cada 10 no tiene aún normas de uso »
    
    Source: Enquête commandée par OpenAI
    

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

SMEs

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Companies**

OpenAI (study author)

**Keywords**

Spanish SMEs, AI adoption, usage rules, AI governance, OpenAI survey

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to La Razón and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.