While 62% of organisations are exploring AI agents, Gartner forecasts over 40% of these projects may be abandoned by 2027 due to escalating costs, uncertain value, and insufficient risk controls, highlighting market trust issues.
McKinsey says 62% of organisations are already experimenting with AI agents, but Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects to be cancelled by the end of 2027 as costs rise, business value stays unclear and risk controls lag. Gartner also says only about 130 of the thousands of vendors marketing agentic AI are offering genuine agentic functions, which helps explain why the market looks crowded but remains difficult to trust in practice.
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