Overview

• Across 5.4 million economic units, INEGI finds only 0.5% use AI systems, even as The Ciu reports 68% are testing the technology, with microbusiness usage at just 0.1%.
• A new Digital Maturity report by EY, KIO Networks and AmCham estimates only 1% of companies in Mexico have the capability to implement AI effectively.
• Practitioners warn that data readiness is the core blocker, with X‑DATA estimating only 3% of organizational data in Mexico meets basic standards for AI projects.
• AWS research shows most adopters remain at entry levels of use, with 72% in basic applications, 16% at an intermediate stage and 7% achieving transformative deployment.
• Individual use is rising without firmwide controls as Michael Page reports 37% of professionals use public tools like ChatGPT or Copilot, heightening data‑leakage risk.