The state of AI in 2026: On the road to ROI (McKinsey & Company)
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- McKinsey's annual global survey of executives on how organizations adopt artificial intelligence and capture value from it.p.
- This edition contrasts widespread individual productivity gains with limited and largely unchanged enterprise-level financial impact.p.
- It tracks the scaling of AI agents, workflow redesign by high performers and the operating costs that constrain AI use.p.
- It also covers build-versus-buy choices enabled by agentic coding tools and expectations for AI investment and employment.p.
- Relevant for executives, AI leaders and investors benchmarking AI adoption.p.
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