> Despite $30–40 billion in enterprise investment into GenAI, this report uncovers a surprising
result in that 95% of organizations are getting zero return. The outcomes are so starkly
divided across both buyers (enterprises, mid-market, SMBs) and builders (startups, vendors,
consultancies) that we call it the GenAI Divide. Just 5% of integrated AI pilots are extracting
millions in value, while the vast majority remain stuck with no measurable P&L impact. This
divide does not seem to be driven by model quality or regulation, but seems to be
determined by approach.
State of AI in Business 2025 [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44941374 - August 2025
https://web.archive.org/web/20250818145714/https://nanda.med...
> Despite $30–40 billion in enterprise investment into GenAI, this report uncovers a surprising result in that 95% of organizations are getting zero return. The outcomes are so starkly divided across both buyers (enterprises, mid-market, SMBs) and builders (startups, vendors, consultancies) that we call it the GenAI Divide. Just 5% of integrated AI pilots are extracting millions in value, while the vast majority remain stuck with no measurable P&L impact. This divide does not seem to be driven by model quality or regulation, but seems to be determined by approach.