• Kyndryl’s People Readiness Report found AI adoption accelerating while workforce readiness fell to 23%, down 6 points from 2025.
• 57% reported AI embedded in core processes or deployed broadly, up from 35% saying AI was fully integrated last year.
• Execution lag persisted: 32% achieved at least one of their top two AI goals; 11% achieved both.
• Governance and trust gaps widened as 81% expect AI agents to make impactful decisions within a year, yet only 25% completely trust unsupervised AI.
• A 9% “Pacesetters” cohort was 1.5x more likely to report AI-related revenue growth, supported by role redesign, change management, and readiness measures.

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