The State of AI in the Enterprise: Built Differently (October 2026 edition)

English summary

New October edition (36 pp; press release 2026-10-29 'ROI reckoning'); 3,500 director to C-suite leaders, 25 countries, fielded May-Jun 2026: 40% let AI execute decisions without human approval (moderate+), 23% unclear accountability; 71% track total inference/API spend, 44% per-unit cost; revenue gains 28% (20% in Jan); 60% redesigned jobs moderately, 15% extensively. Distinct from Jan edition in older corpus.