Companies have spent the last three years building AI pilots, governance structures, transformation roadmaps, and dashboards. The investment is visible. The progress is not always obvious.
According to McKinsey, 6% of organizations qualify as AI high performers, meaning they attribute at least 5% of their earnings to AI use. Forty-four percent have scaled AI across the organization, up from 38% a year earlier. The tools are present. The capability is not evenly distributed.