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"95% of organizations see zero return from GenAI initiatives."

MIT CISR · 2025

HONOLULU · DEC 31, 2025 12 min read

2026: The Year We Demand AI Actually Works

Earlier this year, MIT's Center for Information Systems Research found that 95% of organizations see zero return from GenAI initiatives. Forrester reported only 15% saw profit margin gains. But these surveys paint half the picture. The gap is not the technology, it is the workflow integration and the verification loop. A look at where 2026 takes us, and what advisory firms need to build before regulation catches up.

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