Trend The AI problem moves from enabling experimentation to scaling it
Summary
KPMG observes that the core AI challenge has changed since its previous report. At that time, adoption mostly meant letting people experiment with generic tools. The task now is to take those experiments and scale them across the organization. Progress on that front has stumbled, as the share of firms deploying AI into production at scale and realizing returns across multiple use cases fell by 7 percentage points. The report adds that skill gaps which were manageable during pilots become a larger risk once organizations attempt full-scale implementation.
Classification
Main topicAI & Computing
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Published2026-01
Last updated2026-09-30 12:56 KST
Evidence 1
- Global tech report 2026: Leading in the Intelligence Age - Excelling today, shaping tomorrow KPMG International page=9;section=Meeting the challenge of the Intelligence Age / Managing skills shortages and tech debt 2026-01 accessed 2026-07-26
Observed signals 9
- Signal56% of Global Workforce Received No AI Training Despite High Tool Adoption
- Signal68 percent expect to reach the highest level of AI adoption by end 2026
- SignalA vendor reports agent deployment in six weeks raising team throughput five to sixfold
- SignalAI Productivity Paradox & Enterprise Adoption Backlash 2026
- SignalAgentic AI Enterprise Adoption 2026: 72% Production Proven
- SignalAgentic AI in the Enterprise: Adoption Rates vs. Reality Gap
- SignalEnterprise AI Adoption: 79% Face Challenges, 54% Say AI Is Tearing Company Apart
- SignalMicrosoft launches Microsoft Frontier Company with $2.5B investment
- SignalMosaic Insurance Launches New 'AI Lab' Unit
Part of issues 4
- IssueAI is where measuring and predicting technology returns breaks down2 trends · 5 signals
- IssueOrganizations most constrained by tech debt forecast the largest maturity leaps1 trends · 4 signals
- IssueSenior technology managers report less AI strategy clarity than leadership does1 trends · 2 signals
- IssueWhether a single year of ambition can be executed is the report's central open question2 trends · 0 signals
Relation types: constitutes · supports
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