AI Adoption

AIAI-generated summary VentureBeat released the September VB Pulse Agentic Reliability and Evals Report detailing enterprise AI evaluation and deployment practices. OpenAI native evaluation tooling is used by 32% of respondents, and 68% of enterprises plan to add or replace evaluation platforms within 12 months.

AIAI-generated summary Forrester Research announced a report predicting that only 5% of AI banking transformation programs will successfully scale by 2027. Financial institutions will face operational hurdles from retaining legacy processes while attempting to adopt intelligent finance.

AIAI-generated summary AWS released the Reimagine Turning AI into Value report in September to explore enterprise adoption. Matthias Patzak says organizations are primarily concerned with governance, cost, adoption, and deriving actual value from AI.

AIAI-generated summary Datadog released third-quarter financial results showing that about a third of its customers now use one or more of its artificial intelligence products. Datadog says that AI adoption is driving growth across its observability products, although that growth appears to be slowing as companies tighten their budgets.

AIAI-generated summary Forbes available reports that McKinsey's 2026 State of AI survey found only 37% of executives attribute measurable EBIT to artificial intelligence. Despite widespread productivity gains, organizations struggle to capture financial returns because management often fails to redesign workflows or account for total costs.

AIAI-generated summary In July, TD released a new in-app payroll deposit switching experience for Canadian clients in collaboration with US-based FinTech company Atomic. The new feature helps clients switch payroll deposits quickly and securely in about a minute with most employers.

AIAI-generated summary Blackbaud rolls out growth updates for its AI fundraising agent as gifts attributed to the tool increase. Chief Executive Mike Gianoni says the company sees expansion in both the number of organizations using the agent and the results achieved by customers.

AIAI-generated summary Menlo Ventures released its fourth annual State of Enterprise AI report detailing enterprise spending data. The survey results show that fifty-five percent of incremental artificial intelligence dollars came from net-new budgets.

AIAI-generated summary Gartner releases its Quarterly Emerging Risk Report detailing new enterprise risks related to artificial intelligence strategy and workforce preparedness. Kevin Mercado says organizations risk pursuing initiatives without testing alignment with business priorities, risk tolerance, and expected returns.

AIAI-generated summary InvestingLive launched market news coverage detailing how Asian markets fell sharply on Wednesday as early results from the US midterm elections showed Democrats ahead. Traders are pricing in more friction for artificial intelligence and data centre investment along with the prospect of gridlock and drawn-out bargaining over fiscal policy.

AIAI-generated summary London-based PR agency Fight or Flight launched the new role of AI associate for recent university graduate Lotte Underwood. Underwood spends her time managing AI agents and checking their outputs to help the team deal directly with clients and the media.

AIAI-generated summary Amazon Web Services, Databricks, and the London Stock Exchange Group made available the consumer sentiment study from Prosper Insights and Analytics for economic benchmarking. The survey data indicates that 16.4% of executives and business owners are already using agentic artificial intelligence while 52.4% have never heard of it.

AIAI-generated summary EY Consulting launched discussions on bringing artificial intelligence return on investment to profit and loss statements during an AI Agenda Live event. EY Global AI Leader and Consulting CTO Dan Diasio says organizations must pivot from identifying use cases to driving business transformation to show financial returns.

AIAI-generated summary Fastagger launched the business intelligence assistant named Auni in 2024 to help small and medium businesses in Kenya analyze transaction data. About 6,000 businesses have signed up to use the app to examine sales, manage time, and obtain marketing recommendations.

AIAI-generated summary PYMNTS Intelligence released a report showing that 37% of surveyed merchants identified AI-originated visits but lost the trail before purchase. Connecting these referrals to completed orders could help retailers compare AI investments and evaluate partnerships.

AIAI-generated summary DBS Group CEO Tan Su Shan rolled out details regarding the bank's adoption of artificial intelligence and the importance of tightening cyber hygiene. The executive explains how the institution uses artificial intelligence code scanning to identify vulnerabilities and manage risk across various markets.

AIAI-generated summary Pamarco launched artificial intelligence agents on Microsoft Dynamics 365 enterprise resource planning software to handle financial close tasks. Pamarco says the agents automate roughly 40% of month-end close tasks across seven legal entities.

AIAI-generated summary Palantir reported a third-quarter earnings beat and released results showing that its U.S. commercial revenue surpassed its U.S. government revenue. The company also raised its full-year revenue forecast and projected fourth-quarter revenue to beat the FactSet consensus estimate.

AIAI-generated summary Goldman Sachs makes certain artificial intelligence tools available to its engineers only, limiting broader usage by bankers. The restriction follows a period of experimentation to assess productivity and risk management factors across the firm.

AIAI-generated summary PYMNTS released a report stating that enterprise demand for artificial intelligence remains strong despite market jitters. Chief information officers note that corporations are sharpening their focus on measurable outcomes and business value.