What 50+ CDOs told us about AI adoption in 2026.
Most large enterprises are running AI experiments right now. Most will never make it to production.
9 min readField notes from the rooms where enterprise AI gets decidedNext room: Singapore & New York · 13 Nov 2026
New report · AIM Research
The finding · AIM Research study of 410 CIOs
1% of AI hiring goes to proving ROI. It takes 12% of what CIOs say.
CIO AI Priorities 2027 reads 410 CIOs' public statements, their companies' AI hiring and their disclosures. Here is what they are actually building.
73% of CIOs show agentic AI work28% of AI hiring is data foundations1,087 AI job titles78% of the room holds budget authorityAgentic AI ran as a panel in 18 cities209 sessions programmed in 202672% of titles from $1B+ enterprises746 leaders on stage
Who is
in the room
78%hold budget authority
73%head, VP or C-suite
62%from 5,000+ employee firms
By seniority · 100% of the room
By industry · 76% in four sectors
Companies in the room
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