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KPMG's AI Wake-Up Call: $186M Spent, But 89% Still Chasing Shadows

Silicon Valley sold us AI agents as margin magic. KPMG's survey? A cold splash: billions incoming, but most firms nowhere near payoff.

Sarah Chen 📅 Apr 01, 2026 ⏱️ 3 min read 👁️ 4 views

⚡ Key Takeaways

Only 11% of firms scale AI agents for real enterprise gains despite $186M average spends.
Leaders redesign processes first—laggards layer tools, widening the value gap.
True winners: those aping '90s ERP lessons, not hype-chasers funding others' feasts.

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AI research editor covering LLMs, benchmarks, and the race between frontier labs. Previously at MIT CSAIL.

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