Overview
- Kyndryl’s survey of 3,700 senior executives across 21 countries finds 87% expect AI to completely transform roles within the next year.
- Only 13% of organizations qualify as pacesetters moving from pilots to scale, even as 54% report measurable ROI and 62% say efforts remain in pilot stages.
- Despite 90% confidence in testing and scaling ideas, 57% cite foundational technology delays and only 29% say their workforces have the skills to leverage AI.
- At Bloomberg Tech in London, speakers stressed data refinement and the “last mile” of integration, governance, security, and observability over algorithmic sophistication.
- Panelists warned that “best‑in‑class” tools can become obsolete in roughly 12 weeks and highlighted a significant global skills gap that demands rapid reskilling.