Further’s 2026 report examines the gap between AI adoption and organizational readiness, highlighting challenges related to data quality, governance, implementation, and the ability to generate measurable business value.
Key findings
- Only 5% of surveyed organizations believe their data is largely AI-ready.
- 29% have completed a formal data audit and remediation plan.
- 37% have paused, scaled back, or abandoned an underperforming AI initiative in the past 12 months; among this group, 24% cited data quality or availability issues as a reason.
- 83% of respondents see AI readiness as at least a partial competitive advantage, while only 3% have a documented process for auditing AI.
The findings reflect the surveyed US-based AI decision-makers and should not be interpreted as estimates for all businesses or for Lebanon specifically.
Source: Further