McKinsey: 88% use AI, but most are stuck in pilots
Key Takeaways
- ●88% of companies use AI in at least one function.
- ●More than 2/3 are still in the experimentation phase and struggle to scale.
- ●Only 39% see a real EBIT effect at the enterprise level.
Everyone talks about AI, but very few make it work in reality. According to the latest report from McKinsey, the adoption of AI is massive, but the ability to translate it into business value is seriously lagging.
The Pilot Graveyard
The data is clear: 88% of companies use AI today, but for the vast majority, it remains small, isolated experiments. The report documents that more than 2/3 of companies are still in the experimentation phase and fail to scale their solutions into production.
This confirms exactly the problem we see time and time again: Workshops and roadmaps do not create value on their own. It is only when AI is deeply integrated into core processes that we see results. As McKinsey points out, it is only 39% who see a real effect on the bottom line (EBIT) at the enterprise level.
The BetterHuman AI Angle
McKinsey shows that most are stuck in pilots. We build production-ready autonomous systems from day one, so you avoid the pilot graveyard and get real ROI.