“Enterprises will delay 25% of AI spend into 2027. AI value is failing to land: only 15% of AI decision-makers reported an EBITDA lift for their organization in the past 12 months, and fewer than one-third can tie the value of AI to P&L changes. We believe that CEOs will pull more CFOs into AI decisions... The disconnect between the inflated promises of AI vendors and the value created for enterprises will force market correction.”
Said Oct 28, 2025Deadline Dec 31, 2026Forrester, 'Predictions 2026: AI Moves From Hype To Hard Hat Work' / Forrester 2026 Technology & Security Predictions press release, October 28, 2025
Resolves at the end of 2026 on whether enterprises deferred roughly a quarter of planned AI spending into 2027.