Signal 64% plan to raise AI investment and AI's share of tech budgets should move from 8% to 13%

Summary

Deloitte's Tech Spending Outlook finds that 64% of surveyed organisations plan to increase their AI investments over the next two years. The report reads this as a sign that leaders see substantial value and transformative potential for AI across the enterprise. Over the same period, the share of technology budgets allocated to AI is expected to rise from an average of 8% to 13%. This shift is described as AI moving from experimentation into core strategy. CIOs in Deloitte's 2025 executive survey likewise name harnessing AI, data and analytics as where they spend most of their time and energy. The executive summary links the spending trend to priorities shifting from infrastructure maintenance toward strategic leadership.