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SURVEY REPORT

Technology industry: 2026 AI Impact Survey

AI adoption runs ahead of controls

 

Speed without control

 

Most tech firms are already scaling agentic AI across the enterprise, but many are limited by a lack of internal governance. Those that govern AI and prove results are pulling away from those that that do not.

 
 

81%

of tech firms are scaling agentic AI across multiple business units or fully integrating it into workflows, compared to 38% in all industries

 
 
 

55%

of tech firms cite regulatory or compliance uncertainty as the top barrier to scaling AI with impact

 
 
 

What’s in the report?

  • 48% say governance or compliance barriers have contributed to AI underperformance in their organization
  • 57% name strategic decision-making as the most essential leadership attribute, the highest of any industry
  • 43% say leaders need a risk, controls and compliance mindset, compared to 37% across all industries
 
 

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