Why AI Isn’t Transforming Finance Yet
Finance leaders are betting billions on AI. MIT research just revealed why it isn't working.
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.
The key facts
7 to knowMIT Sloan Research study on AI introduction into finance functions
Multiyear action design research program examining digital transformation
Focus on leadership work evolution under technological uncertainty
Published June 2026 — future-dated research brief
MIT Sloan research on AI adoption in finance functions
Multiyear action design research with organizations undergoing digital transformation
Study examines barriers to AI introduction in finance, not capability gaps
Go to the source
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…