AI Insights: Executives Identify Key Obstacles
AI Insights: Executives Identify Key Obstacles
Publish Date: 2026-04-02 10:02:00
Source Domain: www.pymnts.com
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Internal Readiness is the Bottleneck: Most executives (70%) at large enterprises blame internal organizational barriers more than technology issues for limiting AI performance. Only 11% cite technological limitations.
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Multiple Interconnected Issues: Executives identified multiple barriers that average four to five interconnected issues each, including data quality, budget constraints, and governance processes.
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Confidence-Reality Gap: While nearly all executives are confident that their data governance supports AI, 85% report that their data is fragmented and 63% cite data quality as a barrier.
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AI Integration: Next-gen AI is deeply embedded in data and technology functions but remains in early stages in areas like HR, finance, and corporate strategy.
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Closing the Readiness Gap: To achieve real AI readiness, enterprises must address data integration, stress-test governance, tackle multiple barriers at once, and shift focus from AI functionality to organizational readiness.
