found that 41% are turning to AI to compensate for labor shortages, which have been plaguing the industry for the last several years. Half of all respondents, for example, said they plan to use the technology for quality control over the next year, and an almost equal number (49%) said they'll integrate the technology into their cybersecurity infrastructure over the same time period. Other commonly cited upcoming uses of AI were process optimization (42%), robotics (37%), and logistics (36%).