Nicosia, Cyprus. The Deloitte AI Institute has released a global study on artificial intelligence, saying organisations remain at an untapped edge of AI’s potential despite growing ambition. The report was circulated locally by Deloitte Cyprus.
Report scope and methodology
The report, titled “The State of AI in the Enterprise: The Untapped Edge 2026 AI report,” examines how organisations are engaging with artificial intelligence and the impacts, changes and strategic considerations the technology is introducing. Deloitte surveyed 3,235 business and IT leaders across 24 countries during August and September 2025, targeting director to C-suite level executives directly involved in their companies’ AI initiatives.
From experimentation to deployment
The research describes AI as moving rapidly from experimentation to broader deployment, while noting that only a minority of organisations are operationalising AI at true enterprise scale or fundamentally redesigning work and business models. The report identifies a gap between ambition and activation, describing the pilot-to-production gap as a central challenge.
Findings on pilot conversion
According to the study, experimentation is accelerating, but only 25 per cent of respondents said they have moved 40 per cent or more of their AI pilots into production. However, 54 per cent said they expect to reach that level within the next three to six months.
Strategic considerations for leaders
The report says organisations must balance running their core business with current technology while investing in innovation needed to remain competitive. It adds that communicating a clear AI strategy can reduce what it calls pilot fatigue and help push deployments beyond the experimental phase.
How is your organisation addressing the pilot-to-production gap in its AI initiatives?
