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AI’s software development success and central management needs

1,879 IT leaders reveal the gap between AI adoption and governance: production deployments are scaling faster than central controls can manage.

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Why it matters

Enterprise AI is moving from pilot to production faster than organizations can build management infrastructure around it. This reveals a critical operational risk for leaders scaling AI across departments.

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  1. OutSystems survey: 'The State of AI Development 2026'

  2. 1,879 IT leaders surveyed

  3. AI adoption moving into early production phase primarily within IT functions

  4. Gap identified between adoption speed and central management capability

  5. Warning: adoption running ahead of governance structures

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Publisher excerpt: A survey carried out by OutSystems, The State of AI Development 2026 [email wall], argues that AI has moved into early production phase for many enterprises, primarily inside the IT function. The survey was based on the responses of 1,879 IT leaders, and warns that adoption of AI is in danger of…
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