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Why AI Isn’t Transforming Finance Yet

Finance leaders are betting billions on AI. MIT research just revealed why it isn't working.

Reporting by MIT Sloan Management Review 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Academic research on AI adoption barriers in financial services, examining why organizations struggle to realize AI's promised transformation despite significant investment. Directly relevant to enterprise decision-makers assessing AI deployment strategies.

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7 to know

  1. MIT Sloan Research study on AI introduction into finance functions

  2. Multiyear action design research program examining digital transformation

  3. Focus on leadership work evolution under technological uncertainty

  4. Published June 2026 — future-dated research brief

  5. MIT Sloan research on AI adoption in finance functions

  6. Multiyear action design research with organizations undergoing digital transformation

  7. Study examines barriers to AI introduction in finance, not capability gaps

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MIT Sloan Management Reviewsloanreview.mit.edu

Publisher excerpt: Christian Gralingen The Research The authors engaged in two complementary research streams. One was a multiyear program of action design research conducted with organizations undergoing digital transformation that focused on how leadership work evolves under conditions of technological and market…
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