Larger businesses to delay AI investment due to lack of value
28/10/2025 | The Register
Large organisations are expected to defer 25% of their planned artificial intelligence (AI) spending from next year until 2027, according to research firm Forrester, which predicts a market correction. The deferral is attributed to a widening gap between exaggerated vendor promises and the actual value delivered to enterprises.
Forrester's research found that fewer than one-third of decision-makers could link AI value to their corporation's financial growth, leading CEOs to subject 2026 AI investments to tighter financial scrutiny. The firm predicts that this financial rigour will slow production deployments. Chief Research Officer Sharyn Leaver stated that the AI hype period is ending, intensifying the pressure on tech and security leaders to deliver measurable results from secure AI initiatives.
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