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The MIT “Generative AI Deployment & Business 2025” study surveyed 150 executives, gathered insights from 350 employees, and analyzed 300 AI projects within large corporations. Its most startling headline was that 95% of AI pilot projects fail to deliver noticeable financial benefits, such as cost savings or profit increases.
In simple terms, nearly all AI initiatives in these big organizations do not produce measurable ROI. This statistic caused a market dip—stocks like Nvidia slid, fueling fears that AI’s hype may be unwarranted and that a major bubble could be imminent. But is this failure indicative of the technology’s potential or a symptom of the developmental cycle companies typically undertake with disruptive innovations?