Digital Learning Realities Research 2025: AI Adoption and Resourcing
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has announced the key takeaways for organisations from its annual Digital Learning Realities research, in association with Learning Technologies, the global leader in workplace learning tech events. Here we focus on AI Adoption and Resourcing.
Now in its landmark 11th year, the research explores how L&D teams are tackling the challenges of a business environment and tech landscape that is in a constant state of flux.
It’s clear: a sea change has happened in learning. We have truly entered the age of skills-centred learning strategy, as organisations begin to assess just how fit they are for the future, and plan to build the capabilities that maintain organisational competitiveness at a time of huge upheaval and radical innovation. Our research gives critical insight into what L&D leaders need to navigate the realities of digital learning in 2025 and beyond.
Fosway Group’s signature infographics are part of a seven-part series for this research cycle, and the much anticipated results of this year’s survey can be found below.
AI – Adoption and Resourcing
AI-powered Learning Systems start to take the lead in L&D’s ‘live’ AI adoption.
Media generation has dominated L&D’s adoption of AI, but 2025 has seen the emergence of AI functionality provided by the LMS and LXPs, which means it now pips media generation to the top spot. But overall, the leading themes for AI have remained consistent. Translation, Gen AI in content authoring, search and content recommendations all feature high up in live and most desired functionality for adoption.
As the world continues to accelerate change, the picture from this year’s Digital Learning Realities research shows just how challenging this year has been for L&D teams. Spend is static at best, headcount is under pressure, and resources are stretched. Innovations in content development, the pivotal nature of people insights in defining next gen learning, the skills transformation agenda, the need to scale and optimise learning teams and evidence learning value are all creating a perfect storm.
“But it’s a tempest which only one in three thinks they are skilled enough to navigate. It’s going to be a hairy ride. Equally, it’s not a time to question the role of learning teams. The plain truth is, their role is secure if they can bridge the skills gaps they’ve identified and we’ve captured in our report.
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