Generative AI tops cybersecurity in 2025 tech budget priorities, new AWS study finds

Generative AI will surpass cybersecurity in many corporate tech budgets this year —  with 45% of global IT leaders naming it their top spending priority for 2025, according to a new report commissioned by Amazon Web Services.

That finding from the inaugural AWS Generative AI Adoption Index, released Tuesday morning, “made me step back and think,” acknowledged Rahul Pathak, AWS VP of Data & AI Go-to-Market, in an interview about the survey results. 

Pathak said he interpreted the finding not as a sign that organizations view AI as more important than security, but as an indication of AI’s growing impact on business. Within AI projects, he noted, security is also a top concern, including data protection and responsible AI use.

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