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PublishedThe state of AI Operations
The flagship annual report: how far the market has moved from using AI to operating it, where the gap is and the function that closes it. Every figure with its source.
Key finding
95% of organisations investing in AI see no return: the problem isn’t using AI, it’s operating it.
MIT NANDA — State of AI in Business 2025What we measure
- — Real adoption vs. return (using AI isn’t operating it)
- — Operational maturity by size and sector
- — The function that closes the gap: roles, governance and path to production
How it’s built
- — Cross-checked public sources (INE, MIT, KPMG, Randstad) + Implementa’s proprietary dataset
- — Every figure cited with its source and date (brand rule)
- — The proprietary layer grows with each tool use
Cadence: Annual · edition 1 published (July 2026)