8 TCS AI for Business Study TCS AI for Business Study – Life Sciences Report Productivity is an AI benefit, but quality will be its lasting value Life Sciences executives are more focused on using AI to enhance productivity than they are on using it to improve quality, especially as compared to other industries. But over time, the more balanced the approach to integrating AI – through optimization, productivity, innovation and quality – the better the outcomes and the elevation to excellence. QQ. On a scale of 1 to 10 — where 1 is solely focused on using AI to improve quality and 10 is solely focused on using AI to enhance productivity — where would your company's current approach toward AI fall? On a 10-point scale between “improving quality” and “enhancing productivity,” Life Sciences executives scored an average of 7.00, compared to the 6.89 average across other industries. Life Sciences Pacesetters are starting to focus more on quality than their industry peers, however, scoring 6.87 on this scale. 51% 22% 12% 14% Life Sciences PACESETTERS Solely or mostly focused on using AI to improve quality Focused on quality, but with an eye toward enhancing productivity Focused on productivity, but with an eye toward improving quality Solely or mostly focused on using AI to enhance productivity 16% 16% 16% 52%