Only 13% of CIOs Report Significant or Transformational AI Value, Gartner Finds

• Gartner's survey found only 13% of CIOs reported significant or transformational enterprise value from AI; use-case success remained one in five.
• The survey covered 2,002 CIOs and technology executives from May to July 2026.
• Pressure to deliver AI cost improvements increased for 58% of CIOs; 51% expected AI to raise technology solutions' total ownership costs.
• Only 17% had guidelines for abandoning low-value AI initiatives in production; 31% had rules for stopping pilots from advancing.
• Despite expectations of AI-driven workforce reductions, 40% expected IT headcount growth in 2027; just 4% had explicit human-agent workforce redesign plans.

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