Only 13 percent of companies see real returns from AI, Gartner survey finds
Only 13 percent of companies are getting real business value from their AI investments, according to a Gartner survey of 2,002 CIOs.

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- At the same time, 51 percent expect AI to actually increase their operating costs.
- Yet 75 percent of CEOs plan to keep raising their technology budgets.
- So far, strategic conviction is beating measurable results.
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- [1]Only 13 percent of companies see real returns from AI, Gartner survey findsThe Decoder · Oct 22, 04:18 PM
Only 13 percent of companies are getting real business value from their AI investments, according to a Gartner survey of 2,002 CIOs.
At the same time, 51 percent expect AI to actually increase their operating costs.
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