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Adoption moved faster than readiness.

A global study of enterprise AI adoption, ambition, and the organizational conditions required to turn experimentation into durable capability.

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The central signal

AI use was widespread. Comprehensive strategy was not.

655Business leaders surveyed
82%Reported using AI
39%Reported a comprehensive AI strategy

Survey figures are reported in the Arm AI Readiness Index.

The research

The study surveyed leaders at organizations with more than 1,000 employees across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Hungary, China, Taiwan, and Japan. Respondents had influence over purchasing decisions within their organizations.

Turning a readiness gap into an executive narrative.

Svetlana led the Method Communications research contribution and the survey research and narrative development for Chapter 1. The analysis connected adoption, strategy, infrastructure, talent, data readiness, and security into a clear account of the global state of enterprise AI.

  • Led survey research and the Chapter 1 narrative.
  • Synthesized evidence across adoption and organizational readiness.
  • Identified the gap between active use and comprehensive strategy.
  • Translated complex findings into an executive-ready story.

Why it matters

A useful index does more than rank readiness.

The strongest contribution was the relationship between signals. Adoption alone could suggest momentum. Strategy, infrastructure, data, talent, security, policy, and sustainability showed whether that momentum could be sustained.

The resulting narrative gave business leaders a more demanding question: whether their organizations were prepared to convert AI activity into scalable value.

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