Overview

• Amazon Web Services reports that 495,000 Mexican firms began using AI in the past year, raising national adoption from 29% to 38% at a pace of one business per minute.
• Despite rapid uptake, only about 3% of companies have reached advanced, transformative AI applications, leaving many organizations at basic efficiency gains.
• EB Capital and IDC studies estimate that strategic AI deployment could boost labor productivity by up to 40% and improve profitability by as much as 38% for small and medium enterprises.
• Technology leaders warn that older workers face significant retraining challenges while educational experts stress the need for pedagogical AI training for teachers and school leaders.
• Vendors are investing billions in AI-enabled PCs and cloud infrastructure for pymes, but organizational barriers like data readiness and governance remain widespread.