AI devours a fifth of companies' IT budgets
A Forrester study cited in the article predicts AI will account for 20% of corporate technology spending in 2027. The text says more than half of IT executives are expected to miss ROI targets. In a survey, 45% of AI decision-makers said investments must yield a positive return within one year, while only 22% reported a positive impact on operating profit over the past year. Forrester attributes problems partly to companies adopting AI without changing organizations and work processes. Companies are expected to use cheaper open models more, reserving costlier models for critical tasks.
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A Forrester study cited in the article predicts AI will account for 20% of corporate technology spending in 2027. The text says more than half of IT executives are expected to miss ROI targets. In a survey, 45% of AI decision-makers said investments must yield a positive return within one year, while only 22% reported a positive impact on operating profit over the past year. Forrester attributes problems partly to companies adopting AI without changing organizations and work processes. Companies are expected to use cheaper open models more, reserving costlier models for critical tasks.
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- Forrester predicts AI will account for 20% of corporate technology spending in 2027.
- Only 22% of AI decision-makers surveyed have seen a positive impact on operating profit over the past year.
- 45% of AI decision-makers say investments must yield positive return within one year to count as successful.
- Forrester links problems partly to adopting AI without changing organizations and work processes.
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Rising AI shares of IT budgets combined with weak measured profit impact suggests pressure on AI investment decisions, and a likely shift toward cheaper open models for routine workloads.
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