Asia-Pacific was the fastest-growing region for ‘artificial intelligence’ (AI) hirings among beverage companies in the first quarter of this year, according to recent research.

In the three months to the end of March, the region accounted for 10.4% of all AI vacancies – a lift on the 7% level in the same quarter a year earlier. Asia-Pacific was followed by North America, which saw a 3 percentage point change in AI roles year-on-year.

The figures are compiled by GlobalData, which tracks the number of new job postings from key companies in various industries. Using textual analysis, these job advertisements are then classified thematically to gauge which companies are leading the way on specific issues as well as where the market is expanding and contracting.

Which countries are seeing the most growth for AI job ads in the drinks industry?

The fastest-growing country was the US, which accounted for 46.2% of all AI job adverts in the quarter. Twelve months earlier, the country's proportion was 39.6%.

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The US was followed by India (rising 3.5 percentage points), Spain (up 2.7), and Switzerland (+0.8).

Which cities are the biggest hubs for AI workers in the drinks industry?

A total of 13.7% of all drinks industry AI roles were advertised in Plano in the US. The city was followed by Barcelona with 10%, Hyderabad with 4.6%, and Paris with 4%.

Methodology: GlobalData’s ‘Job Analytics’ enables an understanding of hiring trends, strategies and predictive signals across sectors, themes, companies and geographies. Intelligent web crawlers capture data from publicly available sources. Key parameters include active, posted and closed jobs, posting duration, experience, seniority level, educational qualifications and skills.

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