AI Strategy stories
Only 21% of organisations in Ireland and EMEA are seeing meaningful returns from AI spending, despite a 113% rise in investment.
Governance gaps are emerging as hospitals, contact centres and enterprises push AI into frontline operations, raising risk and accountability concerns.
Adoption is stalling where firms lack clean data, strong workflows and guardrails, raising risks in retail, healthcare and IT.
Businesses are being warned that rushed AI rollouts can waste spend and add risk unless teams define clear goals and checks first.
Businesses face mounting pressure to curb unsafe AI rollouts as executives warn that general-purpose tools are outpacing governance and controls.
Businesses are weighing AI's impact on staffing, governance and cyber risk as leaders push beyond pilot projects and into production systems.
Boards are demanding clearer strategy and proof of savings as manufacturers and retailers move AI from pilots into core operations.
Most SMBs remain stuck in AI pilots, but European firms are turning tools into routine operations faster than peers, the study found.
Attackers can now weaponise newly disclosed flaws in hours, leaving businesses exposed unless security teams move to real-time oversight.
Governance gaps are exposing firms to higher AI agent risks, as most now use them daily and many lack policies to control access.
Voice-first AI, stricter safety scrutiny and channel-led software models are reshaping how businesses in Asia Pacific work and manage risk.
Fewer than 5% of Australian organisations have scaled AI, leaving data leaks, bias and compliance failures as real risks for business leaders.
ServiceNow customers now have a limited first year to decide how to deploy its AI oversight tools before broader access expires.
Poorly governed AI agents could trigger outages, compliance breaches and boardroom liability as Australian firms rush to deploy them.
Residents could see faster council services as three Adelaide local authorities test AI under a four-year partnership with Bailey Abbott.
The move gives Altimetrik a role in shaping enterprise AI standards as firms struggle to embed new systems into legacy operations.
Boards now face rising pressure to govern AI agents and multiple tools as enterprises embed the technology across security, CX and IT.
Executives said clearer rules could speed adoption, ease copyright disputes and help Australia turn AI into a commercial edge in mining and retail.
The new framework puts AI policy at the centre of Canberra's productivity and security agenda as businesses brace for tighter governance.
Backing from a major tech investor strengthens Canberra's push for central AI rules as businesses seek clarity and Australians weigh safeguards.
