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Making AI Deliver
AI adoption without impact is meaningless. To unlock real value, AI must be embedded into operating models and success metrics.Based on a survey of 1,200 leaders and insights from 25 executives, this Economist
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- 18 Jun 2026
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Move from AI activity to impact
AI adoption without impact is meaningless. To unlock real value, AI must be embedded into operating models and success metrics.
Based on a survey of 1,200 leaders and insights from 25 executives, this Economist Enterprise report provides a benchmarking framework to operationalize AI.
In this report, you’ll learn:
- Why 62% of organizations have agents in production, but only 21% have scaled them enterprise-wide
- Why 97% of organizations with a unified architecture report ROI progress ahead of plan
- How leaders balance nine key capabilities to turn AI potential into measurable impact
Hear from industry leaders and define your path to operationalizing AI.
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