Gartner found that only 22% of large organisations have scaled AI across several business units. It surveyed more than 1,300 leaders at firms with over $50 million in revenue, between January and April. Spending plans are undented, with 85% of technology leaders raising AI budgets next year. About 11% of respondents could not say what they spent on AI in 2025. Gartner's Tina Nunno warned that weak measurement tied to business outcomes wastes resources. Firms that track returns continuously and shut down weak projects reported gains on 81% of initiatives. Popular uses such as cybersecurity, threat detection and IT service desk automation often return less. The best returns came from IT asset and cost optimisation, synthetic data generation, and automated code generation. Separate reports from Infosys and Deloitte found similar gaps in measurement and readiness.

• 22% scaled AI across business units
• 85% plan to raise AI spend next year
• 11% lacked visibility into 2025 AI spend
• 81% positive returns with portfolio discipline