Many companies rushed into AI. Now nearly half are cutting back because the costs started to outweigh the value.

Many companies rushed into AI. Now nearly half are cutting back because the costs started to outweigh the value. KPMG surveyed 2,145 executives. It found 29% of senior leaders struggle to understand their AI operating costs. One-third say weak understanding of AI economics is blocking their AI agent rollouts. Nearly half have delayed or scaled back AI projects because costs outweighed the expected value. This is the whole AI economy in one story. Everyone was racing to deploy. Almost nobody was checking the output or the bill.