The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis What 1,000+ Executives Told Us About AI Agents
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Oct 12, 2025 Insights from thousands of executives reveal key truths about AI adoption in organizations. Most firms are currently in 'Agent Pilot' phase, facing major challenges like data fragmentation and change fatigue. Top use cases include customer service and reporting automation. A shift towards context orchestration is expected by 2026, emphasizing the need for governance and documented processes. Interestingly, employee bandwidth, not budget, is the biggest hurdle to learning AI. Additionally, internal support bots are proving essential for building trust in AI initiatives.
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Most Orgs Are In Pilot Mode
- The average Agent Readiness Score was 52.1, placing most orgs in an "Agent Pilot" phase.
- This means pilots exist but full-scale deployments and robust governance are still rare.
Top Use Cases: Search And Coding
- Enterprise knowledge search and agent-assisted coding are the top recommended use cases across audits.
- Use cases also include customer service, sales support, and back-office reporting automation.
Data, Not Tech, Is The Bottleneck
- Technology platforms generally are not the primary blocker; modern cloud stacks are common.
- The main barrier is fragmented, inaccessible, or unusable data across organizations.