Gen AI Promises Reinvention but Data/Scaling Block 91%
97% of execs see gen AI transforming business, yet only 9% fully deploy use cases due to data readiness (47% top CXO challenge) and scaling issues—data-driven firms gain 10-15% more revenue.
Gen AI Drives Business Change but Adoption Lags
Executives overwhelmingly view generative AI as transformative: 97% expect it to change their company and industry, with 67% of organizations boosting tech spend on data/AI priorities. However, gaps persist—only 31% invest significantly in gen AI, and just 9% fully deploy any AI use case due to scaling barriers. Data quality emerges as the top enabler (75% of execs), delivering 10-15% higher revenue growth for data-driven companies versus peers. For sovereignty, 46% apply it to infrastructure but only 22% to AI models, limiting resilience and innovation at scale.
Data Foundations Unlock AI Value
47% of CXOs cite data readiness as the primary obstacle to gen AI, making modern data platforms the essential first investment. High-quality data refines LLMs with business context, boosting productivity and accuracy across functions. Industrial AI integrates engineering, data science, and operations to break silos, enabling real-time predictive workflows and agile outcomes. Responsible AI operationalization builds trust, mitigates risks, and closes the intention-execution gap to extract reliable value.
Scale AI via Platforms and Strategy
Accenture AI Refinery™ tackles scaling hurdles head-on, supporting enterprise-wide deployment for reinvention. AI strategy continuously scans value chains for highest-ROI gen AI applications, creating ongoing improvement loops. Technology sovereignty across the stack enhances resilience while accelerating innovation. Workforce prep reshapes roles for gen AI, placing people at reinvention's core. Trends highlight agentic AI's rapid evolution toward standardized, interoperable systems; Trusted Agent Huddle enables secure multi-vendor agent collaboration (Adobe, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft). Sovereign AI shifts from risk control to growth via four bold moves.