---
id: "lib-2026-10-01-ceo-outlook-survey-october-2026-how-ceos-turn-ai"
type: "library"
title: "CEO Outlook Survey October 2026: How CEOs turn AI productivity into growth"
lang: "EN"
org: "EY-Parthenon"
source_type: "Survey"
date: "2026-10-01"
week: "2026-W40"
url: "https://nosov.ai/library/lib-2026-10-01-ceo-outlook-survey-october-2026-how-ceos-turn-ai/"
original_url: "https://www.ey.com/content/dam/ey-unified-site/ey-com/en-gl/campaigns/ceo/documents/ey-gl-ceo-outlook-survey-10-2026.pdf"
tags: ["business transformation", "roi", "productivity"]
frames: ["solow-paradox"]
---

# CEO Outlook Survey October 2026: How CEOs turn AI productivity into growth

## English summary

1,200 CEOs, 21 countries: 50% name AI top productivity contributor; 23% say gains are absorbed before the bottom line; 16% have real-time visibility of AI returns; productivity judged by capacity creation, not cost cut; 72% expect skills shortages to bind before capital.

Original: https://www.ey.com/content/dam/ey-unified-site/ey-com/en-gl/campaigns/ceo/documents/ey-gl-ceo-outlook-survey-10-2026.pdf