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KPMG: Inside the AI agent playbook driving enterprise margin gains

$186 million. That's what enterprises plan to spend on AI in the next 12 months—but KPMG data reveals a widening gap between spend and actual business value.

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Why it matters

KPMG's quarterly survey exposes the critical disconnect between massive enterprise AI investments and measurable ROI, revealing which AI agent strategies are actually driving margin improvements versus expensive experimentation.

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  1. $186 million weighted average AI spend planned by global organizations over next 12 months

  2. Gap between enterprise AI spend and measurable business value is widening

  3. KPMG's first quarterly Global AI Pulse survey data

  4. Focus on AI agent playbook for margin gains

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Publisher excerpt: Global AI investment is accelerating, yet KPMG data shows the gap between enterprise AI spend and measurable business value is widening fast. The headline figure from KPMG’s first quarterly Global AI Pulse survey is blunt: despite global organisations planning to spend a weighted average of $186…
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