93% of Enterprises Have Blown Past Their AI Budgets

A McKinsey figure making the rounds puts enterprise AI budget overruns at near-universal, fueling a hunt for cheaper intelligence per dollar.

The economics of enterprise AI are straining visibly. According to @ilaamathur, citing McKinsey, 93% of enterprises have exceeded their AI budgets — and spending is still climbing. That is not a rounding error; it is nearly every company that has committed to AI finding that it costs more than planned.

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