AI Reports · KPMG · 2026-09-24 · Survey / index / data
New KPMG AI Pulse Survey: As AI maturity converges, leading organizations show what AI at scale requires
KPMG's Q3 2026 Global AI Pulse Survey of 2,131 senior leaders in 20 countries finds that organizations are shifting their AI priorities from adoption toward accountability, resilience and linking cost to value. Regional AI maturity is converging: the gap between the leading and trailing regions narrowed from 16 points in Q1 to eight points in Q3, while average planned AI investment rose from US$186 million to US$210 million. Fifty-five percent of organizations operate a formal AI harness layer, a figure that rises to 86 percent among those reporting established ROI.