{"id":196331,"date":"2026-03-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/nine-in-ten-product-engineering-leaders-plan-to-increase-ai-investment-but-most-favor-modest-growth-of-1-25-reveals-new-mit-technology-review-insights-report\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:25:20","slug":"nine-in-ten-product-engineering-leaders-plan-to-increase-ai-investment-but-most-favor-modest-growth-of-1-25-reveals-new-mit-technology-review-insights-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/nine-in-ten-product-engineering-leaders-plan-to-increase-ai-investment-but-most-favor-modest-growth-of-1-25-reveals-new-mit-technology-review-insights-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine in ten product engineering leaders plan to increase AI investment&#8211;but most favor modest growth of 1-25%, reveals new MIT Technology Review Insights report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/nine-in-ten-product-engineering-leaders-plan-to-increase-ai-investmentbut-most-favor-modest-growth-of-125-reveals-new-mit-technology-review-insights-report-302713582.html\">Nine in ten product engineering leaders plan to increase AI investment&#8211;but most favor modest growth of 1-25%, reveals new MIT Technology Review Insights report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/nine-in-ten-product-engineering-leaders-plan-to-increase-ai-investmentbut-most-favor-modest-growth-of-125-reveals-new-mit-technology-review-insights-report-302713582.html\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/nine-in-ten-product-engineering-leaders-plan-to-increase-ai-investmentbut-most-favor-modest-growth-of-125-reveals-new-mit-technology-review-insights-report-302713582.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-16 09:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.prnewswire.co.uk\">www.prnewswire.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Focus on Sustainability and Product Quality:<\/strong> In physical systems, sustainability and product quality have surpassed cost reduction as the primary measurable outcomes from AI, according to a new report by MIT Technology Review Insights.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Cautious Scaling of AI:<\/strong> The report highlights that engineering leaders are scaling AI deliberately. 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