Overview
- IBM’s global study says executives expect AI budgets to pivot from efficiency to innovation by 2030, with 79% forecasting significant revenue impact and a 42% productivity lift.
- PwC’s CEO survey finds 56% of companies report no benefit from AI so far and only about one in eight see cost or revenue gains, pointing to execution gaps in data, processes and oversight.
- Satya Nadella urged large-scale upskilling and a redesign of workflows so AI proficiency becomes a pathway to jobs and economic mobility.
- Workforce polls show adoption outpacing preparation, with 71% expecting major role changes, 61% lacking employer guidance and only 37% receiving proper training.
- Labor pressures are mounting as the IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva warned of a jobs “tsunami,” 2025 data tied AI to nearly 55,000 U.S. layoffs, and WEF case studies highlighted measurable gains for early adopters.