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Business executives discussing AI strategy around a holographic artificial intelligence network and rising performance charts in a corporate meeting room

Only 6% of companies are actually winning big with AI: McKinsey

Despite widespread AI adoption, only 6% of surveyed organisations qualify as AI high performers, highlighting the widening gap between experimentation and measurable returns.

Team VAINETRA September 2, 2026

Software developer using AI coding agents to build applications with code displayed on multiple screens

Artificial Intelligence

AI coding agents are changing software buying as 32% companies choose to build in-house

AI coding agents are beginning to challenge the traditional software-buying model, with 32% of companies saying they chose to build functionality internally.

Team VAINETRA September 2, 2026

AI is helping employees work more productively, but companies are still struggling to translate those gains into measurable financial performance.

Artificial Intelligence

AI boosts productivity for 80% of workers, but only 37% of companies see EBIT gains: McKinsey

AI is delivering clear productivity gains for employees, but those benefits are yet to translate into broad financial gains for companies, according to McKinsey.

Shilpa Dhingra September 2, 2026