AI Adoption Tracker

Date published:
4 June 2025

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Introduction

The AI Adoption Tracker shows how small and medium businesses (SMEs) in Australia perceive and adopt artificial intelligence. 

It aims to help:

  • organisations working with SMEs understand and accelerate their journey to responsible AI
  • SMEs understand how similar organisations are using AI.

You can explore monthly trends and data through interactive dashboards, starting from May 2024. 

Latest insights

Data dashboards

  • AI adoption

    See how many SMEs are using AI across industries, business size and location.

  • AI applications

    See which types of AI applications SMEs are using, including generative AI assistants and fraud detection.

  • AI business outcomes

    Learn about SMEs’ confidence in using AI to support their business needs.

  • AI benefits and challenges

    Learn about the benefits and challenges SMEs face in their AI adoption journey.

How we develop the data

We collect our data with Fifth Quadrant, who carry out monthly surveys of different Australian SMEs. We update the data in the AI Adoption Tracker every month. We also share quarterly insights about what we learn. 

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More information

Learn more about the National Artificial Intelligence Centre's work
Fifth Quadrant also produce an annual Responsible AI Index showing how Australian businesses are adopting AI