AnalysisOpinion / analysisApplications · Business, Funding & Industry1 source · Oct 22, 2026

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.
  • The article Only 13 percent of companies see real returns from AI, Gartner survey finds appeared first on The Decoder.

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