{"id":211978,"date":"2026-05-11T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/ai-helps-firms-with-efficiency-but-most-dont-trust-it-to-drive-growth\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T08:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:55:13","slug":"ai-helps-firms-with-efficiency-but-most-dont-trust-it-to-drive-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/ai-helps-firms-with-efficiency-but-most-dont-trust-it-to-drive-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"AI helps firms with efficiency, but most don\u2019t trust it to drive growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfo.com\/news\/ai-helps-firms-with-efficiency-but-most-dont-trust-it-to-drive-growth-ey-p-cfo-\/819691\/\">AI helps firms with efficiency, but most don\u2019t trust it to drive growth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfo.com\/news\/ai-helps-firms-with-efficiency-but-most-dont-trust-it-to-drive-growth-ey-p-cfo-\/819691\/\">https:\/\/www.cfo.com\/news\/ai-helps-firms-with-efficiency-but-most-dont-trust-it-to-drive-growth-ey-p-cfo-\/819691\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-11 08:23:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cfo.com\">www.cfo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Usage for Efficiency<\/strong>: A significant majority of surveyed vice presidents (63%) report that AI aids in productivity, while only a small fraction (14%) uses it for strategic competitive advantages.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Perception vs. Reality<\/strong>: Despite high confidence in AI&#8217;s acceleration of growth (78%), only 34% trust AI to support strategic decision-making, indicating a trust barrier.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Changing Growth Environment<\/strong>: The business environment is seen as significantly more challenging (80%) today compared to a year ago, driving companies to alter their growth strategies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Drivers of Strategy Change<\/strong>: The primary external changes to growth strategies include geopolitical and economic pressures (73%) and technological innovation (58%).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Optimism and Barriers<\/strong>: While 63% of respondents are optimistic about selling or serving customers and 57% about new markets, they face issues such as risk and regulatory compliance, as well as legacy technology infrastructures.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Future of AI for Growth<\/strong>: Companies adept at leveraging AI for growth and innovating faster, by personalizing offerings and launching new products, are likely to lead the market.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Emerging AI Themes<\/strong>: EY-Parthenon highlights emerging applications of AI, including mining intellectual property data for new products and markets, improving core systems through advanced AI 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