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McKinsey revises AI forecasts downward
Analysis
The consulting firm revises its AI enterprise adoption projections. Not for technological reasons — but organizational ones.
What the numbers say
The gap between announced ambitions and actual deployments keeps growing. The technology is available. The organizations are not ready.
Why this matters
McKinsey's revision isn't a failure of AI. It's a revelation about organizations. The limiting factor was never the model — it was governance, talent, and operating model.
The structural question
How many AI initiatives in your organization are actually deployed, versus how many are still in pilot or proof-of-concept phase? That ratio tells you everything.
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