Signal Agentic AI believers twice as likely to see volatility as opportunity

Summary

IBM finds a strong link between attitudes to agentic AI and attitudes to volatility. Leaders convinced that agentic AI improves the speed and quality of decisions are more than two times as likely as their peers to view volatility as an opportunity. IBM reads this as a sign that leaders treating the shift as a mandate rather than an optional extra are ahead of others. It illustrates the idea with agents that source alternative materials or reroute logistics while competitors are still convening emergency meetings. The finding is a correlation from survey data, but IBM uses it to argue that AI capability changes how uncertainty is perceived.