Survey2026-08-27

A global Protiviti survey of finance leaders found that most finance teams have put AI to work but few can show what it returns. Data security and privacy ranked as their top priority for the third year running, and only a small minority say their AI deployment follows a detailed strategy. Forecasting is now the leading use, with adoption rising sharply from last year.

What changed

AI use for financial forecasting was 58% of finance organizations in 2025.

  • 77% have deployed AI
  • 35% confident measuring ROI
  • 14% deploying with detailed strategy
  • 902 finance leaders surveyed

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