Overview
- PwC’s Global CEO Survey finds only 30% of chiefs confident about near‑term revenue growth, with 56% reporting no meaningful financial benefit from AI so far and just 12% seeing both cost and revenue gains, a gap tied to whether firms have scaled AI on strong foundations.
- IBM’s Enterprise 2030 study reports executives expect AI spending to shift from 47% focused on efficiency today to 62% on innovation by 2030, with 79% expecting significant revenue contribution even as only 24% can pinpoint where it will come from.
- A World Economic Forum–Accenture report highlights measurable performance gains for organizations that operationalize AI, citing case examples such as Schneider Electric’s rapid energy savings, and offers practical guidance to bridge the leader‑laggard divide.
- Workforce data underscore readiness gaps, with a Genius HRTech survey showing 71% expect major role changes and 61% lack guidance or training, while Randstad reports four in five workers expect AI to affect daily tasks and a 1,587% surge in postings for ‘AI agent’ skills.
- Industry voices at Davos point to productivity‑led growth, with HCLTech’s CEO estimating companies can deliver roughly 3% to 5% growth without adding headcount by amplifying employees’ capabilities with AI.